Meaning & use
condense
To make something more concise or compact, reducing it without losing its essential content.
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The editor asked her to condense the fifty-page report into a two-page summary.
Steam condenses into water droplets when it touches the cold window.
A note on using this word
Condense has both a writing sense (shortening text) and a scientific sense (a gas turning into a liquid).
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To change from a gas into a liquid, typically by cooling.
Water vapor condenses on the cold glass, forming small beads of moisture.
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