Dictionary entry details
• CONDENSE (verb)
Meaning:
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
condense; distil; distill
Context examples:
water condenses / The acid distills at a specific temperature
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
flux; liquefy; liquify (become liquid or fluid when heated)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The water condenses
Meaning:
Make more concise
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
condense; concentrate; digest
Context example:
condense the contents of a book into a summary
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
abbreviate; abridge; contract; cut; foreshorten; reduce; shorten (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "condense"):
capsule; capsulise; capsulize; encapsulate (put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume)
telescope (make smaller or shorter)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove water from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
condense the milk
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The cold air condensed the steam
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They condense the water
Meaning:
Become more compact or concentrated
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Her feelings condensed
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
deepen; intensify (become more intense)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Develop due to condensation
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
All our planets condensed out of the same material
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
arise; come up (result or issue)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Compress or concentrate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
concentrate; condense; contract
Context example:
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Hypernyms (to "condense" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
