how to pronounce condense

/kənˈdɛns/

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condense is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of condense in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… postcard in trying to condense the tax …”

meanings of condense

verb:

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

adjective:

Condensed; compact; dense.

condense frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word condense occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics condense can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that condense can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) life, nature, and living environment;