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English verb: condense | |||
| 1. | condense (change) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | ||
| Samples | Water condenses. The acid distills at a specific temperature. | ||
| Examples | The water condenses | ||
| Synonyms | distil, distill | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flux, liquefy, liquify | ||
| Verb group | condense, condense | ||
| 2. | condense (change) make more concise | ||
| Samples | Condense the contents of a book into a summary. | ||
| Synonyms | concentrate, digest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate, telescope | ||
| 3. | condense (change) remove water from | ||
| Samples | Condense the milk. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Verb group | condense, condense, distil, distill | ||
| 4. | condense (change) cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid | ||
| Samples | The cold air condensed the steam. | ||
| Examples | They condense the water | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Verb group | condense | ||
| 5. | condense (change) become more compact or concentrated | ||
| Samples | Her feelings condensed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deepen, intensify | ||
| Verb group | concentrate, condense, contract | ||
| 6. | condense (change) develop due to condensation | ||
| Samples | All our planets condensed out of the same material. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up | ||
| Verb group | condense, distil, distill | ||
| 7. | condense (change) compress or concentrate | ||
| Samples | Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan. | ||
| Synonyms | concentrate, contract | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | condense | ||
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