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condense

Pronunciation: /kənˈdɛns/

The English word “condense” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
  2. To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
  3. To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

adjective

  1. Condensed; compact; dense.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

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