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verb
Make more compact by or as if by pressing.
synonyms: compact, compress.
is a specific kind of: force, squeeze, wedge.
is a broader term that covers: pack, tamp, tamp down.
entailment: press.
is the opposite of: decompress, uncompress.
derivation: compressing, compression | compaction, crunch, crush | compression.
Dutch: samendrukken, krimpen, verdichten
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