Condense and Compress

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Condense verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

Usage example: over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad

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Compress is a synonym for condense in abridge topic. In some cases you can use "Compress" instead a verb "Condense", when it comes to topics like activity, shrink, abbreviate, pack together. popular alternative

Nearby Words: condensation, condensing, condenser, condensable, condensational

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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Condense is a synonym for compress in activity topic. You can use "Condense" instead a verb "Compress", if it concerns topics such as shrink, abridge, abbreviate, pack together. popular alternative

worth	condense worth	compress worth
air	condense air	compress air
story	condense story	compress story
war	condense war	compress war
Other words: hours, stories, episodes.

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