condense
/kənˈdɛns/
verb
- To change from a gas into a liquid, usually by cooling.
- The bathroom mirror fogged up as water vapor condensed on it.
- In the lab, we heated the liquid until it turned to gas, then let it condense back into a container.
- When steam touches a cold surface, it condenses into water droplets.
- To make something shorter or more concise, especially a piece of writing or speech.
- Can you condense your long story into just a few sentences?
- The editor asked the writer to condense the article from 2,000 words to 500 words.
- The summary condenses the main points of the book into one page.
- To make a liquid thicker or more concentrated by removing some of the water.
- The factory condenses milk to create a sweet, thick product.
- You can condense the soup by simmering it for a longer time.
- The company condenses fruit juice to make it easier to transport.