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verb
- 1. make (something) denser or more concentrated: "the morning play on Saturday was condensed into a half-hour package"
- 2. change or cause to change from a gas or vapour to a liquid: "the moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water" Similar Opposite
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CONDENSE definition: 1. to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: 2. to make a liquid…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONDENSE is to make denser or more compact; especially : to subject to condensation. How to use condense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Condense.
to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact. to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state. chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation.
When you condense something, you cut it down and trim it. You may love every word of your 1000-page novel, but you'll have to condense the plot into a 2-page summary for your editor. When you condense something, you make it smaller and more compact.
If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. When you summarize, you condense an extended idea or argument into a sentence or more in your own words.
CONDENSE meaning: 1. to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: 2. to make a liquid…. Learn more.
Definition of condense verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
