Condense Meaning
/kənˈdɛns/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
verbTo transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
Sentence Examples
It's hard to condense this into a short article.
An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please ____ the report into just two paragraphs for the meeting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The steam will ____ into water when it touches a cold surface.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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, →OCLC:
"The 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, […], →OCLC:
"The huge condense bodies of planets."
— 1692, Richard Bentley, [A Confutation of Atheism] (please specify the sermon), London: [Thomas Parkhurst; Henry Mortlock], published 1692–1693:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please ____ the report into just two paragraphs for the meeting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The steam will ____ into water when it touches a cold surface.