condense

condense, compress, contract, shrink

这些动词均含“收缩，压缩”之意。
condense: 指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。
compress: 指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。
contract: 主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。
shrink: 侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

动词 condense:

1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
   同义词：distill, distil
2. make more concise
   同义词：digest, concentrate
3. remove water from
4. cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
5. become more compact or concentrated
6. develop due to condensation
7. compress or concentrate
   同义词：concentrate, contract

1. One that condenses, especially an apparatus used to condense vapor.
   冷凝器冷凝器具，尤指用于冷却气体的设备
2. Condense this paragraph into a few sentences.
   把这段文字简缩成几个句子。
3. Steam condenses into water when cooling down.
   蒸汽冷却时凝结成水。

con.dense

v.（动词）
con.densed,con.dens.ing,con.dens.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To reduce the volume or compass of.See Synonyms at contract
使压缩：减少…的数量或容积参见 contract
To make more concise; abridge or shorten.
精简：使更简结；删节或缩短
Physics
【物理学】
To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid.
液化：使（空气或蒸汽）变成液体
To remove water from (milk, for example).
浓缩：将水分除去（如，从牛奶中）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become more compact.
使更紧密
To undergo condensation.
变浓缩

来源：
Middle English condensen
中古英语 condensen
from Old French condenser
源自 古法语 condenser
from Latin condôns3re
源自 拉丁语 condôns3re
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀，表加强词义] *参见 com-
dôns3re [to thicken] from dônsus [thick]
dôns3re [使变厚] 源自 dônsus [厚]

【引伸】
condens.abil.ity
n.（名词）
condens.able 或
condens.ible
adj.（形容词）