Meanings
verbcondense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)
present singular third person condenses · participle present condensing · participle past condensed · past condensed
- transitiveTo concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
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Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
In what shape they choose, Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure.
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLCThe secret course pursued both at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation.
1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLCSynonyms: thicken, simplify, reduce, astringe, compact, telescope, compactify, densitize · Antonyms: dilute
- transitivechemistryTo transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- intransitivechemistryTo be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.
adjectivecondense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)
comparative more condense · superlative most condense
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
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verbundergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
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Origin
- Latincondēnsō
- Middle Frenchcondenser
- Englishcondense
Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian сгъстя́вам, концентрирам
- сгъстя́вам (sgăstjávam)to concentrate toward the essence
- концентрирам (koncentriram)to concentrate toward the essence
- втечнявам се (vtečnjavam se)to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- втечнявам (vtečnjavam)to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Catalan condensar, condensar-se
- condensarto concentrate toward the essence
- condensar-seto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condensarto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Dutch verdichten, condenseren
- verdichtento concentrate toward the essence
- condenserento be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- neerslaanto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condenserento transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- neerslaanto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Finnish tiivistää, tiivistyä
- tiivistääto concentrate toward the essence
- tiivistyäto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kondensoituato be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- tiivistääto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kondensoidato transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
French condenser, se condenser
- condenserto concentrate toward the essence
- se condenserto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condenserto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
German kondensieren, verkleinern
- kondensierento concentrate toward the essence
- verkleinernto concentrate toward the essence
- kondensierento be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kondensierento transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Greek συμπυκνώνω
- συμπυκνώνω (sympyknóno)to concentrate toward the essence
Icelandic þétta
- þéttato be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Irish giorraigh, comhdhlúthaigh
- giorraighto concentrate toward the essence
- comhdhlúthaighto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- comhdhlúthaighto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Italian condensare, condensarsi
- condensareto concentrate toward the essence
- condensarsito be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condensareto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Japanese 濃縮する, 凝縮する
- 濃縮する (nōshuku suru)to concentrate toward the essence
- 凝縮する (gyōshuku suru)to concentrate toward the essence
- 液化する (ekika suru)to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- 液化する (ekika suru)to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Latin condēnsō
- condēnsōto concentrate toward the essence
Māori whakatōtā
- whakatōtāto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Portuguese condensar-se, condensar
- condensar-seto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condensarto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Romanian condensa
- condensato transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Russian сгуща́ть, сгусти́ть
- сгуща́ть (sguščátʹ)to concentrate toward the essence
- сгусти́ть (sgustítʹ)to concentrate toward the essence
- конденси́роваться (kondensírovatʹsja)to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- конденси́ровать (kondensírovatʹ)to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Spanish condensar, condensarse
- condensarto concentrate toward the essence
- condensarseto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- condensarto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Swedish kondensera, kondensera
- kondenserato be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kondenserato transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Tagalog kintayin, kintayin
- kintayinto be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kintayinto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- kumintayto transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Thai ควบแน่น, ควบแน่น
- ควบแน่น (kûuap-nɛ̂n)to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- ควบแน่น (kûuap-nɛ̂n)to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Turkish yoğuşmak
- yoğuşmakto concentrate toward the essence
Ukrainian конденсува́ти, згу́щувати
- конденсува́ти (kondensuváty)to concentrate toward the essence
- згу́щувати (zhúščuvaty)to concentrate toward the essence
- згуща́ти (zhuščáty)to concentrate toward the essence
- згусти́ти (zhustýty)to concentrate toward the essence
- конденсува́тися (kondensuvátysja)to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state
- конденсува́ти (kondensuváty)to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with condense
sensedefenseexpensehencedefenceoffenseintensefencedensesuspensecommenceimmensetensethencewhencespencepencedispenserecompensepretencereminiscencecensecompenseflense
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