/ kənˈdens; NAmE / verb
1.
condense (sth) (into sth) to change from a gas into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid :
Steam condenses into water when it cools.
[ vn ]
The steam was condensed rapidly by injecting cold water into the cylinder.
2.
if a liquid condenses or you condense it, it becomes thicker and stronger because it has lost some of its water
SYN reduce :
[ vn ]
Condense the soup by boiling it for several minutes.
[also v ]
3.
[ vn ] condense sth (into sth) to put sth such as a piece of writing into fewer words; to put a lot of information into a small space :
The article was condensed into just two pages.
The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French condenser or Latin condensare , from condensus very thick, from con- completely + densus dense.