condense
verb
1 condense
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops:
— Water condenses.
synonyms: distil, distill.
Roget 335:
render liquid
etc.
333;
liquefy,
run;
deliquesce;
melt
etc.
(heat)
384;
solve;
dissolve,
resolve;
liquate†;
hold in solution;
condense,
precipitate,
rain.
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Roget 572:
be concise
etc.
adj.;
condense
etc.
195;
abridge
etc.
201;
abstract
etc.
596;
come to the point.
Roget 333:
be fluid
etc.
adj.;
flow
etc.
(water in motion)
348;
liquefy,
melt,
condense
etc.
335.
Roget 321:
be dense
etc.
adj.;
become solid,
render solid
etc.
adj.;
solidify,
solidate†;
concrete,
set,
take a set,
consolidate,
congeal,
coagulate;
curd,
curdle;
lopper;
fix,
clot,
cake,
candy,
precipitate,
deposit,
cohere,
crystallize;
petrify
etc.
(harden)
323.
condense,
thicken,
gel,
inspissate†,
incrassate†;
compress,
squeeze,
ram down,
constipate.
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Roget 596:
abridge,
abstract,
epitomize,
summarize;
make an abstract,
prepare an abstract,
draw an abstract,
compile an abstract
etc.
n..
recapitulate,
review,
skim,
run over,
sum up.
abbreviate
etc.
(shorten)
201;
condense
etc.
(compress)
195;
compile
etc.
(collect)
72.
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Dutch: neerslaan, condenseren
2 condense
Make more concise:
— Condense the contents of a book into a summary.
synonyms: concentrate, digest.
3 condense
4 condense
Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
5 condense
Become more compact or concentrated.
Dutch: condenseren
6 condense
Develop due to condensation.
7 condense
Compress or concentrate:
— Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan.
synonyms: concentrate, contract.
Roget 195:
become small,
become smaller;
lessen,
decrease
etc.
36;
grow less,
dwindle,
shrink,
contract,
narrow,
shrivel,
collapse,
wither,
lose flesh,
wizen,
fall away,
waste,
wane,
ebb;
decay
etc.
(deteriorate)
659.
be smaller than,
fall short of;
not come up to
etc.
(be inferior)
34.
render smaller,
lessen,
diminish,
contract,
draw in,
narrow,
coarctate†;
boil down;
constrict,
constringe†;
condense,
compress,
squeeze,
corrugate,
crimp,
crunch,
crush,
crumple up,
warp,
purse up,
pack,
squeeze,
stow;
pinch,
tighten,
strangle;
cramp;
dwarf,
bedwarf†;
shorten
etc.
201;
circumscribe
etc.
229;
restrain
etc.
751.
[reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ]
(subtraction)
38
abrade,
pare,
reduce,
attenuate,
rub down,
scrape,
file,
file down,
grind,
grind down,
chip,
shave,
shear,
wear down.
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