condense
/kənˈdens/kuhn-DENS
/kənˈdɛns/kuhn-DENS
Meaningto make thick
Common meaning: to make thicker or shorter
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- densthick, crowdedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 546 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘thick, crowded’ → condense
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin dēnsus ‘thick, crowded’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dēnsus, p. 546 · dictionary scan
Roots
- dēnsus Latin “thick, crowded”
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