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Condensed; compact; dense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size. Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thicken, simplify, reduce, astringe, compact, telescope, compactify, condense, densitize, pack, press, mash, scrunch, smush, squoosh, squash, squish, squeeze, thring, thrutch
Antonyms: dilute
To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.
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Synonyms: none provided
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make more concise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
condense the contents of a book into a summary
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Synonyms: digest, concentrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Narrower terms: encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise, telescope
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
water condenses The acid distills at a specific temperature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distill, distil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquefy, flux, liquify
compress or concentrate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concentrate, contract
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
develop due to condensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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All our planets condensed out of the same material
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arise, come up
become more compact or concentrated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: intensify, deepen
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The cold air condensed the steam
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change integrity
remove water from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
сгъстя́вам
(sgǎstjávam)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Bulgarian :
концентрирам
(koncentriram)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Catalan :
condensar
— to concentrate toward the essence
Dutch :
verdichten
— to concentrate toward the essence
Finnish :
tiivistää
— to concentrate toward the essence
French :
condenser
— to concentrate toward the essence
Galician :
condensar
— to concentrate toward the essence
German :
kondensieren
— to concentrate toward the essence
German :
verkleinern
— to concentrate toward the essence
Greek :
συμπυκνώνω
(sympyknóno)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Irish :
giorraigh
— to concentrate toward the essence
Italian :
condensare
— to concentrate toward the essence
Japanese :
濃縮する
(nōshuku suru)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Japanese :
凝縮する
(gyōshuku suru)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Latin :
condēnsō
— to concentrate toward the essence
Russian :
сгуща́ть
(sguščátʹ)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Russian :
сгусти́ть
(sgustítʹ)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Spanish :
condensar
— to concentrate toward the essence
Turkish :
yoğuşmak
— to concentrate toward the essence
Ukrainian :
конденсува́ти
(kondensuváty)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Ukrainian :
згу́щувати
(zhúščuvaty)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Ukrainian :
згуща́ти
(zhuščáty)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Ukrainian :
згусти́ти
(zhustýty)
— to concentrate toward the essence
Bulgarian :
втечнявам
(vtečnjavam)
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Catalan :
condensar
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Dutch :
condenseren
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Dutch :
neerslaan
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Finnish :
tiivistää
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Finnish :
kondensoida
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
French :
condenser
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Galician :
condensar
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
German :
kondensieren
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Interlingua :
condensar
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Irish :
comhdhlúthaigh
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Italian :
condensare
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Japanese :
液化する
(ekika suru)
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Portuguese :
condensar
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Romanian :
condensa
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Russian :
конденси́ровать
(kondensírovatʹ)
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Spanish :
condensar
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Swedish :
kondensera
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Tagalog :
kintayin
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Tagalog :
kumintay
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Thai :
ควบแน่น
(kûuap-nɛ̂n)
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Ukrainian :
конденсува́ти
(kondensuváty)
— to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Bulgarian :
втечнявам се
(vtečnjavam se)
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Catalan :
condensar-se
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Dutch :
condenseren
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Dutch :
neerslaan
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Finnish :
tiivistyä
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Finnish :
kondensoitua
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
French :
se condenser
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Galician :
condensarse
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
German :
kondensieren
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Icelandic :
þétta
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Interlingua :
condensar
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Irish :
comhdhlúthaigh
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Italian :
condensarsi
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Japanese :
液化する
(ekika suru)
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Māori :
whakatōtā
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Portuguese :
condensar-se
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Russian :
конденси́роваться
(kondensírovatʹsja)
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Spanish :
condensarse
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Swedish :
kondensera
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Tagalog :
kintayin
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Thai :
ควบแน่น
(kûuap-nɛ̂n)
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Ukrainian :
конденсува́тися
(kondensuvátysja)
— to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state