compress

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /kəmˈprɛs/, noun: /ˈkɒmprɛs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. kəmˈprɛs; n. ˈkɑmprɛs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. kəm pres; n. kompres)



compress
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Synonyms:
condense, compact, press together, consolidate, concentrate Collocations, squeeze Collocations, squeeze together, tighten Collocations, cramp Collocations, contract Collocations, crowd Collocations, force into a smaller space, constrict, abbreviate, shrivel, make brief, reduce Collocations, dehydrate, pack Collocations, shorten, shrink Collocations, narrow Collocations, abridge, bind tightly, coagulate, abstract Collocations, summarize Collocations, summarise (UK), epitomize, epitomise (UK), wedge Collocations, boil down, ram Collocations, stuff Collocations, cram Collocations, decrease Collocations, press Collocations, sum up, pack tightly
Antonyms:
decompress, stretch Collocations, spread Collocations, spread out, expand Collocations, balloon Collocations, swell Collocations, grow Collocations


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