condense

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin condensare.

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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. (intransitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.

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Adjective [edit]

condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)

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

French [edit]

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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 [edit]

Noun [edit]

condense f

  1. Plural form of condensa

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Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

condense

  1. vocative masculine singular of condensus

Spanish [edit]

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condense (infinitive condensar)

  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.

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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