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
- 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
- abbreviate
- blue pencil
- boil down
- chop
- coagulate
- compact
- compress
- concentrate
- constrict
- contract
- curtail
- cut
- cut down
- decoct
- densen
- digest
- edit
- encapsulate
- epitomize
- inventory
- precipitate
- précis
- press together
- put in a nutshell
- reduce
- shorten
- shrink
- snip
- solidify
- sum
- summarize
- summate
- synopsize
- telescope
- thicken
- trim
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