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con⋅densed

  [kuhn-denst]
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–adjective
1. reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened: a condensed version of the book.
2. made denser, esp. reduced from a gaseous to a liquid state.
3. thickened by distillation or evaporation; concentrated: condensed lemon juice.
4. Printing. (of type) narrow in proportion to its height. Compare expanded (def. 3).
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see condense, -ed 2

Related forms:
con⋅densed⋅ly, adverb
con⋅densed⋅ness, noun

con⋅dense

  [kuhn-dens] verb, -densed, -dens⋅ing.
–verb (used with 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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
Origin:
1475–85; < MF condenser < L condēnsāre, equiv. to con- con- + dēnsāre to thicken, v. deriv. of dēnsus dense

Synonyms:
1. compress, consolidate. 2. digest, epitomize, abstract, abbreviate. See contract.

Antonyms:
1. expand.
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con·dense   (kən-děns')   
v.   con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es

v.   tr.
  1. To reduce the volume or compass of.
  2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten.
  3. Physics
    1. To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid.
    2. To remove water from (milk, for example).
v.   intr.
  1. To become more compact.
  2. To undergo condensation.

[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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: condensed
Function: adjective
: reduced to a more compact or dense form <condensed metaphase chromosomes> <condensed interphaseheterochromatin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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