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condense (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: condenser, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + densare 'to make dense']
[I and T] if a gas condenses, or is condensed, it becomes a liquid
::the mist which condensed on every cold surface
condense into
::The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.
[T] to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same information
condense sth into sth
::This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
[T] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water
:: condensed soup