condense

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de compacter, concentrer ou raccourcir quelque chose en supprimant les parties superflues, ou de faire passer une substance à l'état liquide ou plus dense.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something denser, more concentrated, or shorter by removing unnecessary parts.

1. Make denser or more concentratedB2formal

   To make something thicker or more concentrated by removing water or other liquid.

   condenser

   • The chef condensed the sauce by boiling it for several minutes.
   • Condensed milk is used in many dessert recipes.
   • The chemist condensed the gas into a liquid form.

   Synonymesconcentrateevaporateinspissatereducethicken

   Antonymesdiluterarefythin

2. Shorten or abridgeB2formal

   To express something in fewer words; to make a text or speech shorter.

   Condenser (abréger)

   • The author condensed the novel into a short story.
   • Please condense your report to just one page.
   • The professor condensed the lecture into key points.

   Synonymesabbreviateabridgecompresscontractcurtailcutdigestepitomizereduce

   Antonymesamplifyelaborateexpandextendlengthen