How to pronounce condense
American English pronunciation
kun-DENS
- IPA
- /kənˈdɛns/
- Syllables
- kun · DENS (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What condense means
Most people know condense in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To make a piece of writing shorter but keep its point
In a sentence: Jada had to condense her three-page report into one short paragraph.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the French condenser, from the Latin condensare, meaning to press close together.
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