condense

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /kənˈdɛns/ UK /kənˈdɛns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make denser or more concise; to change from gas to liquid

He condensed the long report into a single page.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make denser or more... compress concentrate abridge compact shorten thicken reduce

Opposites

expand dilute amplify evaporate vaporize

Word family

Derived forms condensation condensercondensable

Related forms dense density condensation

Etymology

From Old French condenser, from Latin condensare ('to make thick, press together'), from com- (intensive) + densare ('to make dense'), from densus ('thick, dense').

condensare Latin densus Latin

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Topics

Materials & Substances Cause, Change & Process

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# condense

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈdɛns/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈdɛns/

## Meanings
1. to make denser or more concise; to change from gas to liquid

## Examples
- He condensed the long report into a single page.

## Synonyms
- compress
- concentrate
- abridge
- compact
- shorten
- thicken
- reduce

## Antonyms
- expand
- dilute
- amplify
- evaporate
- vaporize

## Derived Forms
- condensation
- condenser
- condensable

## Related Forms
- dense
- density
- condensation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condensare
- Root: densus

## Etymology
From Old French condenser, from Latin condensare ('to make thick, press together'), from com- (intensive) + densare ('to make dense'), from densus ('thick, dense').

## AI Etymology
Condense comes from Old French condenser, from Latin condensare ('to make thick, press together'), from com- (intensive) + densare ('to make dense'), from densus ('thick, dense'). The historical trail runs through Latin condensare and Latin densus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to make denser or more concise; to change from gas to liquid. Derived formations include condensation, condenser, condensable; related forms include dense, density, condensation.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances
- Cause, Change & Process

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