Compress and Distend

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Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Usage example: a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters

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Distend is an antonym for compress.

Distend verb - Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.

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Compress is an antonym for distend in bulge topic.

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