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Webster 1913 Edition

Condense

Con-dense′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Condensed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Condensing
.]
[L.
condensare
;
con-
+
densare
to make thick or dense,
densus
thick, dense: cf. F.
condenser
. See
Dense
, and cf.
Condensate
.]
1.
To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.
In what shape they choose,
Dilated or
condensed
, bright or obscure.
Milton.
The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be
condensed
into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation.
Motley.
2.
(Chem. & Physics)
To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure;
as, to
condense
gas into a liquid form, or steam into water
.
Syn. – To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate; abridge; epitomize; reduce.

Con-dense′

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.
Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures, but
condenses
into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit.
H. Spencer.
2.
(Chem.)
(a)
To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products.
(b)
To undergo polymerization.

Con-dense′

,
Adj.
[L.
condensus
.]
Condensed; compact; dense.
[R.]
The huge
condense
bodies of planets.
Bentley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Condense

CONDENSE

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to make thick or close. See Dense.]
1.
To make more close, thick or compact; to cause the particles of a body to approach, or to unite more closely, either by their own attraction or affinity, or by mechanical force. Thus, vapor is said to be condensed into water by the application of cold; and air is condensed in a tube by pressure. Hence the word is sometimes equivalent to compress.
2.
To make thick; to inspissate; applied to soft compressible substances.
3.
To compress into a smaller compass, or into a close body; to crowd; applied to separate individuals. Thus we say to condense ideas into a smaller compass.

CONDENSE

,
Verb.
I.
To become close or more compact, as the particles of a body; to approach or unite more closely; to grow thick.
Vapors condense and coalesce into small parcels.

CONDENSE

,
Adj.
Close in texture or composition; compact; firm; dense; condensated. [See Dense, which is generally used.]

Definition 2024

condense

condense

See also: condensé

English

Alternative forms

Verb

condense ‎(third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)

  1. (transitive) To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
    An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
    Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
  2. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate.
    • Milton
      In what shape they choose, / Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure.
    • Motley
      The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation.
  3. (intransitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.

Synonyms

  • (to decrease size or volume): minify

Antonyms

Translations

Adjective

condense ‎(comparative more condense, superlative most condense)

  1. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
    The huge condense bodies of planets. — Bentley.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

condense

  1. first-person singular present indicative of condenser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of condenser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
  5. second-person singular imperative of condenser

Italian

Noun

condense f

  1. plural of condensa

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

condense

  1. vocative masculine singular of condensus

Portuguese

Verb

condense

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
  3. first-person singular imperative of condensar
  4. third-person singular imperative of condensar

Spanish

Verb

condense

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of condensar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of condensar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of condensar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of condensar.

Etymology

From Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare.

Pronunciation

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