Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - condense
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~ v 1 if gas condenses or is condensed, it becomes a liquid as it becomes cooler (Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror.) + into (The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.) 2 to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water (condensed soup) 3 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.)
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(condenses, condensing, condensed) 1. If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences... VERB: V n into n, also V n 2. When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid. Water vapour condenses to form clouds... The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid... VERB: V, V into/out of n, also V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; condensing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin condensare, from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense Date: 15th century transitive verb to make denser or more compact; especially to subject to condensation intransitive verb to undergo condensation Synonyms: see contract • condensable also condensible adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. make denser or more concentrated. 2 tr. express in fewer words; make concise. 3 tr. & intr. reduce or be reduced from a gas or solid to a liquid. Phrases and idioms condensed milk milk thickened by evaporation and sweetened. Derivatives condensable adj. Etymology: F condenser or L condensare (as com-, densus thick) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. конденсировать, превращать из газообразного в жидкое или твердое состояние 2. конденсироваться, превращаться из газообразного в жидкое или твердое состояние 3. сжато выражать (мысль и т. п.) 4. составлять сокращенный вариант литературного произведения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- early 14c., from L. condensare "to make dense," from com- intensive prefix + densare "make thick," from densus "dense." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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