condense

verb (REDUCE)

/kənˈdens/

Definition

› [T] to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: I condensed ten pages of comments into/to two.Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong › [T] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the waterPhysical and chemical processes condensed

/-ˈdenst/ adjective › condensed soupBecoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong

(Definition of condense verb (REDUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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