# condense

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈdɛns/ · frequency rank #41,059

## Definitions
1. To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
2. To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
3. To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

## Easily confused with
- **condone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-condone)
- **convene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-convene)
- **converse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-converse)
- **condensed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-condensed)
- **condenser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-condenser)
- **condensate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condensate-vs-condense)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccondense`, `cnodense`, `codnense`, `conddense`, `condenes`, `condennse`, `condensse`, `condesne`, `condnese`, `conednse`, `conndense`, `ocndense`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/condense