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| 1. | [ verb ] undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | |
| Synonyms: | distill distil | |
| Examples: | "water condenses" "The acid distills at a specific temperature" |
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| Related terms: | liquefy condensation condensation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make more concise | |
| Synonyms: | concentrate digest | |
| Examples: | "condense the contents of a book into a summary" |
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| Related terms: | abridge telescope encapsulate concentration digest compilation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] develop due to condensation | |
| Examples: | "All our planets condensed out of the same material" |
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| Related terms: | arise condensing | |
| 4. | [ verb ] become more compact or concentrated | |
| Examples: | "Her feelings condensed" |
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| Related terms: | intensify | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid | |
| Examples: | "The hot air condensed the steam" |
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| Related terms: | change_integrity condensation condenser condensing | |
| 6. | [ verb ] remove water from | |
| Examples: | "condense the milk" |
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| Related terms: | remove condensing | |
| 7. | [ verb ] compress or concentrate | |
| Synonyms: | contract concentrate | |
| Examples: | "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" |
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| Related terms: | change contraction | |
| Similar spelling: |
condenser condensed condensate condone condensing condemn contents countdown contented contender condiment condemned Condon condemning content contend contentment contentedly condemnable |
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