condense
1. undergo condensation;
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops (Freq. 2)
- water condenses
- The acid distills at a specific temperature
• Syn:
distill, distil
• Derivationally related forms:
distillate (for: distill), condensation, condensate
• Hypernyms:
liquefy, flux, liquify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The water condenses
2. make more concise (Freq. 1)
- condense the contents of a book into a summary
• Syn:
digest, concentrate
• Derivationally related forms:
concentration (for: concentrate), condenser, condensation, digest (for: digest)
• Hypernyms:
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut,
contract, reduce
• Hyponyms:
encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise, telescope
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. remove water from
- condense the milk
• Derivationally related forms:
condensation, condensing
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Group:
distill, distil
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
- The cold air condensed the steam
• Derivationally related forms:
condenser, condensation, condensate, condensing
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They condense the water
5. become more compact or concentrated
- Her feelings condensed
• Derivationally related forms:
condensation
• Hypernyms:
intensify, deepen
• Verb Group:
concentrate, contract
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. develop due to condensation
- All our planets condensed out of the same material
• Derivationally related forms:
condensation, condensing
• Hypernyms:
arise, come up
• Verb Group:
distill, distil
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. compress or concentrate
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
• Syn:
concentrate, contract
• Derivationally related forms:
contraction (for: contract), concentration (for: concentrate), condensation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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