condensed

UK: /kənˈdɛnst/ US: (kən denst′)

From the verb condense: (⇒ conjugate)

condensed is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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con•densed  (kən denst′), adj. 

1. reduced in volume, area, length, or scope;
   shortened:
   a condensed version of the book.
2. Physics made denser, esp. reduced from a gaseous to a liquid state.
3. thickened by distillation or evaporation;
   concentrated:
   condensed lemon juice.
4. Printing (of type) narrow in proportion to its height. Cf. expanded (def. 3).

• 1375–1425; late Middle English; see condense, -ed²

con•densed′ly, adv. 
con•densed′ness, n. 

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con•dense /kənˈdɛns/   v., -densed, -dens•ing. 

1. Physics to make more dense or compact;
   reduce (a speech, etc.) to a shorter form:
   [~ + object] She condensed the half-hour speech to a five-minute version.
2. Physics to (cause to) change to a denser form, as by cooling: [no object]
   The water vapor condensed into droplets.
   [~ + object]
   The cold condensed the water vapor into droplets on the glass.

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con•dense  (kən dens′), v., -densed, -dens•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Physics to make more dense or compact;
   reduce the volume or extent of;
   concentrate.
2. to reduce to a shorter form;
   abridge:
   Condense your answer into a few words.
3. Physics to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state.

v.i. 

4. to become denser or more compact or concentrated.
5. to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form.
6. Physics to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor:
   The steam condensed into droplets.

• Latin condēnsāre, equivalent. to con- con- + dēnsāre to thicken, verb, verbal derivative of dēnsus dense
• Middle French condenser
• 1475–85

Synonyms

• 1. compress, consolidate.
• 2. digest, epitomize, abstract, abbreviate. See contract. 

Antonyms

• 1. expand.

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condense / kənˈdɛns/ verb

1. (transitive) to increase the density of; compress
2. to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact
3. to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
4. to undergo or cause to undergo condensation

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin condēnsāre, from dēnsāre to make thick, from dēnsus dense

conˈdensable, conˈdensible adjective