"condense" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈdɛns/ Audio: En-us-condense.ogg [US] Forms: more condense [comparative], most condense [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|condenser}} Middle French condenser, {{der|en|la|condenso|condensare}} Latin condensare Head templates: {{en-adj}} condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)
  1. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-condense-en-adj-UINmzhge

Verb

IPA: /kənˈdɛns/ Audio: En-us-condense.ogg [US] Forms: condenses [present, singular, third-person], condensing [participle, present], condensed [participle, past], condensed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|condenser}} Middle French condenser, {{der|en|la|condenso|condensare}} Latin condensare Head templates: {{en-verb}} condense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)
  1. (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. Tags: transitive Synonyms: thicken, simplify, reduce [cooking, food, lifestyle], compress Translations (to concentrate toward the essence): сгъстявам (sgǎstjavam) (Bulgarian), концентрирам (koncentriram) (Bulgarian), condensar (Catalan), verdichten (Dutch), tiivistää (Finnish), condenser (French), condensar (Galician), kondensieren (German), verkleinern (German), συμπυκνώνω (sympyknóno) (Greek), condensare (Italian), 濃縮する (nōshuku suru) (Japanese), 凝縮する (gyōshuku suru) (Japanese), condēnsō (Latin), сгуща́ть (sguščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сгусти́ть (sgustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), condensar (Spanish), yoğuşmak (Turkish), конденсува́ти (kondensuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), згу́щувати (zhúščuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), згуща́ти (zhuščáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), згусти́ти (zhustýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-condense-en-verb-pNwg~BuW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 40 37 Disambiguation of 'to concentrate toward the essence': 93 4 3
  2. (transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-condense-en-verb-SQX6RvZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 40 37 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state): втечнявам се (vtečnjavam se) (Bulgarian), condensar-se (Catalan), condenseren (Dutch), neerslaan (Dutch), tiivistyä (Finnish), kondensoitua (Finnish), se condenser (French), condensarse (Galician), kondensieren (German), þétta (Icelandic), condensar (Interlingua), comhdhlúthaigh (Irish), condensarsi (Italian), 液化する (ekika suru) (Japanese), whakatōtā (Maori), condensar-se (Portuguese), конденси́роваться (kondensírovatʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), condensarse (Spanish), kondensera (Swedish), kintayin (Tagalog), ควบแน่น (kûuap-nɛ̂n) (Thai), конденсува́тися (kondensuvátysja) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-condense-en-verb-vlsiiuXw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 40 37 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state': 0 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: condensing locomotive Related terms: condensation Translations (to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state): втечнявам (vtečnjavam) (Bulgarian), condensar (Catalan), condenseren (Dutch), neerslaan (Dutch), tiivistää (Finnish), kondensoida (Finnish), condenser (French), condensar (Galician), kondensieren (German), condensar (Interlingua), comhdhlúthaigh (Irish), condensare (Italian), 液化する (ekika suru) (Japanese), condensar (Portuguese), condensa (Romanian), конденси́ровать (kondensírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), condensar (Spanish), kondensera (Swedish), kintayin (Tagalog), kumintay (Tagalog), ควบแน่น (kûuap-nɛ̂n) (Thai), конденсува́ти (kondensuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state': 0 54 46

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          "roman": "vtečnjavam se",
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
          "word": "condensarse"
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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        {
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
          "word": "comhdhlúthaigh"
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
          "word": "condensarsi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 35 65",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ekika suru",
          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
          "word": "液化する"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
          "word": "whakatōtā"
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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          "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "сгъстявам"
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      "word": "концентрирам"
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      "word": "condensar"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "verdichten"
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      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "tiivistää"
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      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "condenser"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "condensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "kondensieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "verkleinern"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "συμπυκνώνω"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "condensare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nōshuku suru",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "濃縮する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyōshuku suru",
      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "凝縮する"
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      "sense": "to concentrate toward the essence",
      "word": "condēnsō"
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      "word": "сгуща́ть"
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      "word": "сгусти́ть"
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      "word": "condensar"
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      "word": "yoğuşmak"
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      "word": "згусти́ти"
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensoida"
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condenser"
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensar"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensieren"
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "word": "液化する"
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensera"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "sense": "to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "roman": "vtečnjavam se",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensar-se"
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condenseren"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "neerslaan"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "tiivistyä"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensoitua"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "se condenser"
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensarse"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensieren"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "þétta"
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      "code": "ia",
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensar"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "comhdhlúthaigh"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ekika suru",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "液化する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "whakatōtā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensar-se"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kondensírovatʹsja",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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        "perfective"
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      "word": "конденси́роваться"
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "condensarse"
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kondensera"
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      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "kintayin"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "kûuap-nɛ̂n",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
      "word": "ควบแน่น"
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      "roman": "kondensuvátysja",
      "sense": "to be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state",
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        "4": "condensare"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin condensare",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more condense",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most condense",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Condensed; compact; dense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compact",
          "compact"
        ],
        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Condensed; compact; dense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈdɛns/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛns"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-condense.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/En-us-condense.ogg/En-us-condense.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/En-us-condense.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "condense"
}

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