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condensing Definition


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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.



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