Antonyms for condense


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhn-dens
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdɛns


Definition of condense

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French condenser (14c.) or directly from Latin condensare "to make dense," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + densare "make thick," from densus "dense, thick, crowded," a word used of crowds, darkness, clouds, etc. (see dense).
  • verb abridge
Example sentences :
  • It is hard to condense the social habits of peoples into a few dozen pages.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • We will condense, for the benefit of the reader, the information of Mr. Leverton.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • We must, however, condense the matter, which was very voluminous.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • What I have done is to condense some of that vapor into a solid.
  • Extract from : « Spawn of the Comet » by Harold Thompson Rich
  • Yet in order to condense the steam there must be a cooling of the vessel.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • In that brief time I must condense all that another man should take months to say to you.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • In six months we could raise food—if we had power to condense moisture.
  • Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • We have been obliged to condense it into one, as indicated by periods.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
  • At this elevation rain is unknown, and vapors only condense into snow or hail.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • I was under the unfortunate necessity of having to condense my remarks.
  • Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse

Synonyms for condense

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