CONDENSE


Meaning of CONDENSE in English

con ‧ dense /kənˈdens/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: condenser , from Latin , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + densare 'to make dense' ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] 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.

2 . [transitive] 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 something into something

This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.

3 . [transitive] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water:

condensed soup

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.