condensecon‧dense /kənˈdens/ ●○○ verb 
the mist which condensed on every cold surfacecondense into The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.2[transitive] to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same informationcondense something into something This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.3[transitive] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water: condensed soup
WORD ORIGINcondense
Origin:
1400-1500 French condenser, from Latin, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + densare ‘to make dense’VERB TABLE
condense
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | condense |
| he, she, it | condenses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | condensed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have condensed |
| he, she, it | has condensed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had condensed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will condense |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have condensed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am condensing |
| he, she, it | is condensing | |
| you, we, they | are condensing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was condensing |
| you, we, they | were condensing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been condensing |
| he, she, it | has been condensing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been condensing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be condensing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been condensing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- condensed soup
- During cold nights, air condenses on the grass to form dew.
- Hawkins condensed all his writings into one volume for publication.
- How could he condense all he had lived through into a sixty-minute speech?
- I'd like to condense that statement still further.
- Medved's article was condensed in Reader's Digest.
- Steam from the shower condensed on the cold bathroom mirror.
- The gaseous metal is put in a closed container and cooled so that it condenses into liquid zinc.
- Try insulating the water pipes to prevent moisture from condensing on them.
- Intelligence here is her noticing how loaded and metaphoric and condensed something seen can be.
- It not only blocks any soffit vents but can cause water vapor to condense into water any time of the year.
- The air becomes fog and condenses.
- The water produced would be condensed and stored for recycling.
- They use technology from the firm's successful YZ426F crosser, but condensed into a smaller package.
- To save space these are condensed on two staves.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something becomes a liquid
if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid: · The chocolate had melted and was all over the inside of her pocket.· Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the sugar.
if something solid dissolves or if you dissolve it, it is added to a liquid and mixed with it, so that it become liquid itself: · The crystals dissolve in water to create a purple liquid.· Dissolve the salt in 125 ml of hot water.
if ice, snow, or a frozen lake or river thaws , it becomes a liquid because the temperature has become warmer: · The lake is frozen all winter, but it usually thaws in March.· The snow had started to thaw, and there was a faint scent of spring in the air.
to melt something such as a metal object, especially so that you can make it into something different: melt down something: · He melts down coins to make into earrings and ornaments.· Most of the brass in the church has been melted down and sold.melt something down: · We collected all the old candles and melted them down to make one big candle.
molten rock, metal, glass etc has been made into a liquid by being heated to a very high temperature: · You can watch craftsmen make beautiful vases out of molten glass.· The town was buried under a river of molten lava.· Castings are made by pouring molten metal into a mould and allowing it to solidify.
if gas or steam condenses , it becomes liquid by becoming colder: · Steam from the shower condensed on the cold bathroom mirror.· During cold nights, air condenses on the grass to form dew.condense into: · The gaseous metal is put in a closed container and cooled so that it condenses into liquid zinc.
a solid substance that is soluble can be mixed into a liquid so that it become part of it: · soluble aspirin· The use of soluble chemical fertilizers is banned, as they seep into rivers and pollute the water supply. be soluble in something: · There are two sorts of vitamins: some are soluble in fat, and some soluble in water. water-soluble/fat-soluble etc (=soluble in water, fat etc): · Plants take up water-soluble minerals through their roots.
to make something shorter to make something shorter, especially by removing part of it: · I heard she had an operation to shorten her nose.· You can improve your writing just by shortening some of these long sentences.· It costs £12 to get trousers shortened.· This essay's still too long, I'll have to shorten it by a couple of thousand words.shorten something to something: · His name's Lawrence, but it's usually shortened to Larry.
to make something shorter, especially by removing part of it: · You could make your speech shorter by taking out all the quotations.make something one metre/two centimetres etc shorter: · Engineers have removed a section of the pipeline, making it about a hundred metres shorter.
to make a film or piece of writing shorter by removing parts from it: · Even after it had been cut, the film was still over three hours long.· I had to cut huge chunks out to get this essay to the right length.cut something from something: · It's so difficult to cut even a couple of scenes from a play without losing some of the story.
to make a piece of writing shorter by removing parts of it completely: cut something down: · The introduction's too long. Can you try and cut it down?· Did you have to cut your dissertation down?cut down something: · They want me to cut down my article so that it'll all fit onto one page.
to shorten something spoken or written, by not giving as much detail, or by using fewer words to give the same information: · I'd like to condense that statement still further.condense something into something: · Hawkins condensed all his writings into one volume for publication.· How could he condense all he had lived through into a sixty-minute speech?
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY condensed soup
1[intransitive, transitive] if a gas condenses, or is condensed, it becomes a liquid: condensed soup the mist which condensed on every cold surfacecondense into The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.2[transitive] to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same informationcondense something into something This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.3[transitive] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water: condensed soup