Synonyms: concentrate, condense, digest
Definition: make more concise
Usage: condense the contents of a book into a summary
Similar words: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Synonyms: distil, distill, condense
Definition: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
Usage: water condenses; The acid distills at a specific temperature
Similar words: liquefy, liquify, flux
Definition: become liquid or fluid when heated
Usage: the frozen fat liquefied
Synonyms: concentrate, condense, contract
Definition: compress or concentrate
Usage: Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: condense
Definition: develop due to condensation
Usage: All our planets condensed out of the same material
Definition: result or issue
Usage: A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
Synonyms: condense
Definition: become more compact or concentrated
Usage: Her feelings condensed
Similar words: deepen, intensify
Definition: become more intense
Usage: The debate intensified; His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
Synonyms: condense
Definition: cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
Usage: The cold air condensed the steam
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: condense
Definition: remove water from
Usage: condense the milk
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment