Definition of condense Condense

/kʌndɛˈns/ - [kundens] - con•dense

We found 20 definitions of condense from 6 different sources.

What does condense mean?

WordNet

Verb condenses, condensing, condensed
condense - cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"
		change integrity change in physical make-up
condense - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
		distill, distil
		liquify, flux, liquefy become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
condense - remove water from; "condense the milk"
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
condense - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
		concentrate, contract
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
condense - develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
		arise, come up result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"
		deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
condense - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
		digest, concentrate
		abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
		capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate enclose in a capsule
		telescope make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

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Wiktionary

condense (Verb)
To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
condense (Verb)
To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
condense (Adjective)
Condensed; compact; dense.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

condense (v. t.)
To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.
condense (v. t.)
To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid form, or steam into water.
condense (v. i.)
To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.
condense (v. i.)
To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products.
condense (v. i.)
To undergo polymerization.
condense (a.)
Condensed; compact; dense.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

condense
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore.
condense
To make more concise (e.g. the contents of a book or an article).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

condense
kon-dens′, v.t. to compress or reduce by pressure into smaller compass: to reduce to a denser form, as vapour to liquid.—n. Condensabil′ity, the quality of being condensable.—adj. Condens′able, capable of being compressed.—v.t. Condens′āte, to condense: to compress into a closer form.—v.i. to become dense: to harden:—pr.p. condens′āting; pa.p. condens′āted.—ns. Condensā′tion, act of condensing; Condens′er, an apparatus for reducing vapours to a liquid form: an appliance for collecting or condensing electricity. [L. condensāre—con, inten., and densus, dense.]