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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·dense
[kuh
n-dens] Pronunciation Key verb, -densed, -dens·ing.
[kuh
n-dens] Pronunciation Key verb, -densed, -dens·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate. |
| 2. | to reduce to a shorter form; abridge: Condense your answer into a few words. |
| 3. | to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state. |
| 4. | to become denser or more compact or concentrated. |
| 5. | to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form. |
| 6. | to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor: The steam condensed into droplets. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·dense
(kən-děns') Pronunciation Key
v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English condensen, from Old French condenser, from Latin condēnsāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dēnsāre, to thicken (from dēnsus, thick).] con·dens'a·bil'i·ty n., con·dens'a·ble, con·dens'i·ble adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
condense
condense
1477, from L. condensare "to make dense," from com- intensive prefix + densare "make thick," from densus "dense."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| condense | |
verb | |
| 1. | undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" |
| 2. | make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: digest] |
| 3. | remove water from; "condense the milk" |
| 4. | cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam" |
| 5. | become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" |
| 6. | develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material" |
| 7. | compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Condense
Con*dense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condensed; p. pr. & vb. n. Condensing.] [L. condensare; con- + densare to make thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. F. condenser. See Dense, and cf. Condensate.]1. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize. In what shape they choose, Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. --Milton. The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation. --Motley. 2. (Chem. & Physics) To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid form, or steam into water. Condensed milk, milk reduced to the consistence of very thick cream by evaporation (usually with addition of sugar) for preservation and transportation. Condensing engine, a steam engine in which the steam is condensed after having exerted its force on the piston. Syn: To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate; abridge; epitomize; reduce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Condense
Con*dense"\, v. i. 1. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form. Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures, but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit. --H. Spencer. 2. (Chem.) (a) To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products. (b) To undergo polymerization.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Condense
Con*dense"\, a. [L. condensus.] Condensed; compact; dense. [R.] The huge condense bodies of planets. --Bentley.
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