condense

v., -densed, -dens·ing, -dens·es.

v.tr.

1. To reduce the volume or compass of.
2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten.
3. Physics.
   1. To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid.
   2. To remove water from (milk, for example).

v.intr.

1. To become more compact.
2. To undergo condensation.

[Middle English condensen, from Old French condenser, from Latin condēnsāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dēnsāre, to thicken (from dēnsus, thick).]

condensability con·dens'a·bil'i·ty n.
condensable con·dens'a·ble or con·dens'i·ble adj.

verb

1. To make short or shorter the duration or extent of: abbreviate, abridge, curtail, reduce, shorten. See increase/decrease, long/short.
2. To make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation: inspissate, thicken. See solid/liquid/consistency.

v

Definition: abridge
Antonyms: enlarge, expand, lengthen

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The verb has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
  Synonyms: distill, distil

Meaning #2: make more concise
  Synonym: concentrate

Meaning #3: remove water from

Meaning #4: cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

Meaning #5: become more compact or concentrated

Meaning #6: develop due to condensation

Meaning #7: compress or concentrate
  Synonyms: concentrate, contract

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - koncentrere, sammentrænge, gøre kortfattet, kondensere
v. intr. - fortættes, kondenseres

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkorten, condenseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - condenser en, (Chim) condenser
v. intr. - (Chim) se condenser

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenfassen, kondensieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμπυκνώνω/-ομαι, υγροποιούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
condensare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - condensar

Русский (Russian)
сокращать, конденсировать, сгущать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acortar, abreviar, condensar
v. intr. - acortarse, abreviarse, condensarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kondensera, tränga samman, koncentrera, skära ned

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使浓缩, 缩短, 摘要, 浓缩, 凝结

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使濃縮, 縮短, 摘要
v. intr. - 濃縮, 凝結

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 농축 시키다, 요약하다, 모으다
v. intr. - 줄어들다, 고체화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 圧縮する, 凝縮する, 要約する, 集光する, 濃縮する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لخص, اختصر, كثف, تكثف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיבה, תמצת, ריכז‬
v. intr. - ‮התעבה‬

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