condense

condense
v
1. compress, concentrate, consolidate, compact; press or force together, constrict, con-stringe, astringe, squeeze, pinch, crowd, crush, pack, cram, ram, stuff, wedge, cramp, tighten, Obs. constipate; shorten, reduce, retrench, contract, curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, cut off, cut short, decrease, diminish, subtract, subduct, narrow, bridge; shrink, shrivel, wither, slim down, slenderize.
2. abbreviate, capsule, encapsulate, abridge, abstract, summarize, digest, epitomize, brief, synopsize.
3. thicken, solidify, crystallize, harden, cake, set, gel, clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, curd, Obs. incrassate; liquefy, liquidize, Rare. liquesce, deliquesce, Chem. precipitate, fluidize, fluidify, flux.

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  • condensé — condensé, ée [ kɔ̃dɑ̃se ] adj. et n. m. • 1845 bot.; de condenser 1 ♦ Qui contient beaucoup de matière sous un petit volume. ⇒ concentré. Du lait condensé, conservé par concentration sous vide. 2 ♦ Réduit à ses éléments essentiels. Texte condensé …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • condensé — condensé, ée (kon dan sé, sée) part. passé. 1°   Réduit à un moindre volume. Un gaz condensé par une pression de plusieurs atmosphères.    Terme de botanique, se dit quelquefois des rameaux qui sont serrés, rapprochés. 2°   Fig. Beaucoup de sens… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Condense — Con*dense , a. [L. condensus.] Condensed; compact; dense. [R.] [1913 Webster] The huge condense bodies of planets. Bentley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Condense — Con*dense , v. i. 1. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form. [1913 Webster] Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures, but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • condense — I verb abbreviate, abridge, abstract, capsulize, compress, consolidate, contract, curtail, cut short, detruncate, digest, epitomize, foreshorten, make brief, make concise, make denser, make terse, outline, precis, reduce, render more compact,… …   Law dictionary

  • condense — early 15c., from M.Fr. condenser (14c.) or directly from L. condensare to make dense, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + densare make thick, from densus dense, thick, crowded, a word used of crowds, darkness, clouds, etc. (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • condense — *contract, shrink, compress, constrict, deflate Analogous words: abridge, abbreviate, *shorten, curtail: reduce, diminish, *decrease: *compact, concentrate, consolidate Antonyms: amplify (a speech, article) Contrasted words: *expand …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • condense — [v] abridge abbreviate, blue pencil*, boil down, chop, coagulate, compact, compress, concentrate, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, cut down, decoct, densen, digest, edit, encapsulate, epitomize, inventory, precipitate, précis, press together,… …   New thesaurus

  • condense — ► VERB 1) make denser or more concentrated. 2) change from a gas or vapour to a liquid. 3) express (a piece of writing or speech) in fewer words. ORIGIN Latin condensare, from condensus very thick …   English terms dictionary

  • condense — [kən dens′] vt. condensed, condensing [Fr condenser < L condensare < condensus, very dense < com , intens. + densus, DENSE] 1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume of; compress 2. to express in fewer words; make concise;… …   English World dictionary

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