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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

condense

verb

Definition

to make denser or shorter

In a sentence

Steam condenses on cool surfaces.

Similar words

  • compress
  • abridge

Why this word matters: condense appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.