condense Definition

condense
verb condensed, condensing

1. To decrease the volume, size or density of (a substance).

Thesaurus: consolidate, reduce, compress, compact, thicken, solidify, concentrate; Antonym: diffuse.
2. Said of a substance: to be reduced in volume, size or density.
3. To concentrate something.
tr & intr
4. To undergo or cause to undergo condensation.
5. To express something more briefly; to summarize.

Thesaurus: abbreviate, abridge, summarize, abstract, encapsulate; Antonym: expand, elaborate on.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin condensare to compress, from condensus very dense.