What is the meaning of condense?

verb

  • Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.
    • usage: "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
  • Make more concise.
    • usage: "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
  • Remove water from.
    • usage: "condense the milk"
  • Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
    • usage: "The cold air condensed the steam"
  • Become more compact or concentrated.
    • usage: "Her feelings condensed"
  • Develop due to condensation.
    • usage: "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
  • Compress or concentrate.
    • usage: "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
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