condense

/kənˈdɛns/

condense verb: to concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

Verb

condense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)

(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
- An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
- Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
Synonyms:

thicken, simplify, reduce, astringe, compact, telescope, compactify, densitize, pack, press

Antonyms:

dilute
(transitive) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
(intransitive) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
- Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.

Adjective

condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)

(archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
- 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

condense meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Tagalog

condense in Tamil

உறைவி, உறைவு, சுருக்கம், சுருக்கு, செறிவி, ஒடுங்குதல்

condense in Bengali

ঘনীভূত করা

condense in Malayalam

കട്ടിയാക്കുക, ചുരുക്കുക, സംക്ഷേപിപ്പിക്കുക, സാന്ദ്രീഭവിപ്പിക്കുക

condense in Tagalog

to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state: kintayin, kumintay
to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state: kintayin

More languagesFewer languages

condense in Thai: ควบแน่น kûuap-nɛ̂n

Examples of condense in a sentence

Remind your team that it is essential to condense information into minibites.
To learn Twitterese, review the tweets of other users to see how they’re condensing messages.
"Especially at resorts, try to condense sessions into the morning and evening, leaving afternoons free."

All 16 example sentences with condense

Synonyms of condense

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Antonyms

dilute

All synonyms and antonyms of condense

Forms of condense

Verb
third-person singular present	condenses
present participle	condensing
past participle	condensed
past	condensed
Adjective
comparative	more condense
superlative	most condense

Past tense of condense: condensed

Origin of condense

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

Words formed from condense

Words that rhyme with condense

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Questions about condense

What does condense mean?: Condense means to concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
What is condense in Tamil?: Condense in Tamil is உறைவி, உறைவு, சுருக்கம். See Condense meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is condense?: Condense can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce condense?: Condense is pronounced /kənˈdɛns/.
What is the past tense of condense?: The past tense of condense is condensed.

Words near condense in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: condense (page history and authors); condense (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); condense (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); condense (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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