English Explanatory Dictionary

condense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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

adj

Condensed; compact; dense.

Pronunciation

/kənˈdɛns/ En-us-condense.ogg

Word forms

condense condenses condensing condensed more condense most condense

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

Synonyms

thicken simplify reduce astringe compact telescope compactify condense densitize pack press mash scrunch smush squoosh squash squish squeeze thring thrutch

Antonyms

dilute

Related words

condensate condensation condenser

Derived words

condensability condensable condensate condenseness condensery condensible condensin condensing locomotive decondense polycondense recondense

Translations

Bulgarian: втечнявам Catalan: condensar Dutch: condenseren Dutch: neerslaan Finnish: tiivistää Finnish: kondensoida French: condenser Galician: condensar German: kondensieren Interlingua: condensar Irish: comhdhlúthaigh Italian: condensare Japanese: 液化する Portuguese: condensar Romanian: condensa Russian: конденси́ровать Spanish: condensar Swedish: kondensera Tagalog: kintayin Tagalog: kumintay Thai: ควบแน่น Ukrainian: конденсува́ти

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