condense

con·dense

 (kən-dĕns′)

v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To make more dense or compact: gravity condensing matter into stars.

b. To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water.

2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten: condensed the list of guests.

3. To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid.

v.intr.

1. To become more dense or compact.

2. To undergo condensation.

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[Middle English condensen, from Old French condenser, from Latin condēnsāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dēnsāre, to thicken (from dēnsus, thick).]

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con·dens′a·bil′i·ty n.

con·dens′a·ble, con·dens′i·ble adj.

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condense

(kənˈdɛns)

vb

1. (tr) to increase the density of; compress

2. to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact

3. (General Physics) to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

4. (Chemistry) chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation

[C15: from Latin condēnsāre, from dēnsāre to make thick, from dēnsus dense]

conˈdensable, conˈdensible adj

conˌdensaˈbility, conˌdensiˈbility n

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con•dense

(kənˈdɛns)

v. -densed, -dens•ing. v.t.

1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.

2. to reduce (a text, speech, etc.) to a shorter form; abridge.

3. to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state.

v.i.

4. to become denser or more compact.

5. to reduce a book, speech, or the like to a shorter form.

6. to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor: The steam condensed into droplets.

[1475–85; < Middle French condenser < Latin condēnsāre=con- con- + dēnsāre to thicken, v. derivative of dēnsus dense]

con•den′sa•ble, con•den′si•ble, adj.

con•den`sa•bil′i•ty, con•den`si•bil′i•ty, n.

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condense

Past participle: condensed
Gerund: condensing

Imperative

condense

condense

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	condense - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" distil, distill condense - develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material" condense - remove water from; "condense the milk" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
	2.	condense - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" concentrate, digest abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"
	3.	condense - remove water from; "condense the milk" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" condense, distil, distill - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" condense - cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"
	4.	condense - cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam" change integrity - change in physical make-up condense - remove water from; "condense the milk"
	5.	condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" concentrate, condense, contract - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
	6.	condense - develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material" come up, arise - result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" condense, distil, distill - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
	7.	condense - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" concentrate, contract alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"

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condense

verb

1. abridge, contract, concentrate, compact, shorten, summarize, compress, curtail, encapsulate, abbreviate, epitomize, précis The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
abridge increase, expand, elaborate, enlarge, lengthen, spin out, pad out, expatiate

2. concentrate, reduce, precipitate (Chemistry), thicken, boil down, solidify, coagulate The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid.
concentrate thin (out), weaken, dilute, water down, make thinner

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condense

verb

1. To make short or shorter the duration or extent of:

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, reduce, shorten.

2. To make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation:

inspissate, thicken.

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Translations

يُسيِّل السائِليُكَثِّف، يركّزيوجِز، يُلَخِّص

kondenzovatsrazit sezestručnitzhustit

fortættefortykkegøre kortfattetkondenseresammentrænge

kondensierenzusammenfasseneindicken

concentrercondenserserrer

cseppfolyósíttömörít

minnka, styttaòéttaòykkja

condensarecondensazione

aprasojimaskondensacijakondensavimaskondensuotikondensuotis

iebiezinātkondensētkondensētiessabiezētsaīsināt

fortettekondensereslå seg

kondenzovaťzhustiť

kısaltmaközetlemekyoğunlaşmakyoğunlaştırmak

使...凝结压缩浓缩

condense

[kənˈdens]

A. VT

1. [+ vapour] → condensar
condensed milk → leche f condensada

2. [+ text] → abreviar, resumir

B. VI → condensarse

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condense

[kənˈdɛns]

vi [liquid] → se condenser

vt (= shorten) → condenser

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condense

vt

(= reduce) → kondensieren

(Phys) gas → kondensieren; (= compress) → verdichten; rays → bündeln

(= shorten) → zusammenfassen; in a very condensed form → in sehr gedrängter Form

vi (gas) → kondensieren, sich niederschlagen

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condense

[kənˈdɛns]

1. vt → condensare

2. vi → condensarsi

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condense

(kənˈdens) verb

1. to make smaller. They have produced a condensed version of the book for children. verkort, samevat يوجِز، يُلَخِّص кондензирам condensar zestručnit, zhustit zusammenfassen sammentrænge; gøre kortfattet; kondensere συνοψίζω, κάνω κτ. μικρότερο condensar, resumir lühendama خلاصه کردن tiivistää condenser לְצַמצֵם, לְתַמצֵת सघन होना, जम जाना zbiti, sažeti, skratiti tömörít meringkas minnka, stytta condensare 簡約化する 간략화하다 sutrumpinti, suglausti saīsināt meringkaskan verkortenfortette, trenge sammen, forkorteskracać, kondensować متكائف كول، ټينګول، غونډول، تخته كول condensar a condensa делать сокращённый вариант zhustiť skrajšati skratiti förkorta ย่อ kısaltmak, özetlemek 壓縮，縮寫 стисло викладати خلاصہ tóm tắt 压缩

2. to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated. condensed milk. verdig, verdik, kondenseer يُكَثِّف، يركّز сгъстявам condensar kondenzovat eindicken fortykke; kondensere συμπυκνώνωcondensar kondenseerima غلیظ تر ساختن tiivistää concentrer לְעֲבּוֹת संघनित दूध kondenzirati sűrít mengentalkan þykkja concentrare 濃縮する 농축하다 kondensuoti, (su)tirštinti kondensēt; iebiezināt memekatkan condenseren få til å tykne, kondensere zagęszczać غلیظ جورول condensar a concentra сгущать kondenzovať zgostiti kondenzovati koncentrera ทำให้ข้นขึ้น; ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น yoğunlaştırmak 濃縮 конденсувати گاڑھا کرنا cô đặc 浓缩

3. (of vapour) to turn to liquid. Steam condensed on the kitchen windows. verdig, kondenseer يُسيِّل السائِل втечнявам condensar srazit se kondensieren fortætte; kondensere υγροποιώ condensarse kondenseeruma تقطیر شدن؛ به آب تبدیل شدن lauhtua se condenser לַהֲפוֹך לְנוֹזֵל वाष्प से तरल में बदलना kondenzirati cseppfolyósít mencairkan þétta condensarsi 凝結する 액화되다 virsti skysčiu, kondensuotis kondensēties; sabiezēt terkondensasi condenserenslå seg, bli til kondens skraplać się ذوب شول condensar-se a se condensa конденсировать(ся) zraziť sa kondenzirati kondenzovati se kondensera (ไอน้ำ) กลายเป็นของเหลว yoğunlaşmak (氣體)變成液體 згущати(ся) بھاپ کا مائع میں تبدیل ہونا đọng lại （气体）变成液体

ˌcondenˈsation (konden-) noun

1. the act of condensing. verdigting, kondensasie, kondensering تَكْثيف، تَلْخيص، إيجاز сгъстяване condensação zhušťování, kondenzace die Zusammenfassung kondensering; fortætning υγροποίηση condensación kondensatsioon تراکم؛ تغلیظ lauhtuminen condensation עבוי, עיבוי संघनन kondenzacija sűrítés ringkasan þétting condensazione 濃縮 농축 kondensacija, kondensavimas kondensācija; kondensēšana pemekatan condensatiekondensering, fortetning zagęszczanie د ګاز څخه اوبلن ( مايع ) ته بدلول عمليه ، خلاصه condensação condensare конденсация kondenzácia zgostitev kondenzacija förkortning, kondensering การรวมตัวกันแน่น yoğunlaşma 凝結 згущення بھاپ کا مائع میں تبدیل کرنے کا عمل sự ngưng tụ hay cô đọng 凝结，凝聚

2. liquid formed from vapour. I can't see out because of the condensation on the window. kondensasie, verdigting إِسالَةُ بُخارِ الماء втечняване condensação opocení die Kondensation kondens δροσιά, υγρασίαcondensación kondenseerunud aur میعان؛ تبدیل بخار به آب tiivistynyt vesi condensation אֵדֵי הִתְעַבּוּת वाष्प से तरल बनना kondenzacija, zgušnjavanje bepárásodás embun móða condensa 凝結 액화 aprasojimas aprasojums kondens condenswaterkondens skroplona para د ګاز څخه اوبلن ( مايع ) ته بدلول عمليه ، خلاصه condensação condens конденсат zarosenie utekočinjenje kondenzovana tvar kondens, imma การระเหย buğu 由氣體凝結成的液體 конденсація بھاپ سےمائع میں تبدیل ہوئی چیز sự ngưng hơi 气体凝聚成的液体

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con·dense

v. condensar, hacer más denso o compacto.

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