[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/condense/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / condense # condense verb (condense, condenses, condensed, condensing) «condense» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To condense is for a gas to turn into a liquid when it cools, as steam turns into water drops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#m1) 2. To condense something is to make it thicker by removing water, like condensed milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#m2) 3. To condense a piece of writing is to make it shorter while keeping the main ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#m3) ### In the lessons In science and the water cycle: water evaporates from seas and lakes, the water vapour rises, cools and condenses into tiny drops that make clouds, which then fall as rain (precipitation). Condensation is why a cold glass gets wet on the outside, a bathroom mirror steams up, and your breath makes mist on a cold day. In English, condensing notes means summarising. Phrases: «condense into», «condensed milk», «condense on». ### Examples - Water vapour condenses into droplets on a cold window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x1) - Clouds form when water vapour condenses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x2) - Steam from the shower condenses on the mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x3) - Evaporate, condense, precipitate — that's the water cycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x4) - Your breath condenses into a mist on a frosty morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x5) - The drink can was cold, so water condensed on the outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x6) - Condense your notes into five key points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x7) - Condensed milk is thick and sweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x8) - I have considerably condensed and modified the somewhat Babu English of the original. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/#x9) ### Note Regular verb: condensed. Noun: condensation. Condensing is the opposite of evaporating. Myth: the water on a cold glass does not leak through the glass; it comes from the air. ## In Jewish tradition In science and the water cycle: water evaporates from seas and lakes, the water vapour rises, cools and condenses into tiny drops that make clouds, which then fall as rain (precipitation). Condensation is why a cold glass gets wet on the outside, a bathroom mirror steams up, and your breath makes mist on a cold day. In English, condensing notes means summarising. Phrases: «condense into», «condensed milk», «condense on». ### Examples - He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condense/#x1) - Air, Vayu ; then Water, Apas, which condenses into solid elementary Earth, Prithivi ; and lastly from the Water He formed Fire. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condense/#x2) - 27) The author endeavors to show how the creative divine word became more condensed and how a new series of productions came out of three elements. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condense/#x3) ### Note Regular verb: condensed. Noun: condensation. Condensing is the opposite of evaporating. Myth: the water on a cold glass does not leak through the glass; it comes from the air. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «condense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condense/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«condense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/condense.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «condense» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condense/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«condense» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/condense.html) on Mova free.