condense

adjective

1. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.

- The huge condense bodies of planets. — Bentley.

verb

1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

- water condenses

Similar word(s): distil, distill

Definition categories: change, flux, liquefy, liquify

2. make more concise

- condense the contents of a book into a summary

Similar word(s): concentrate, digest

Definition categories: change, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

3. remove water from

- condense the milk

Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw

4. cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

- The cold air condensed the steam

Definition categories: change

5. become more compact or concentrated

- Her feelings condensed

Definition categories: change, deepen, intensify

6. develop due to condensation

- All our planets condensed out of the same material

Definition categories: change, arise

7. compress or concentrate

- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan

Similar word(s): concentrate, contract

Definition categories: change, alter, modify