English → Latin
“condense” in Latin
dēnsōto make thick, thicken, condense; to crowd together, press together; to condensecondēnsōto make very dense, press close together, condensespissōto thicken, condense; to urge on, hasten (an action)concrēscōto thicken, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal
The English word condense itself goes back to Latin dēnsus, through condēnsō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
condense
densare: condensare: spissare: conspissare (to make so dense, as hardly to admit of being penetrated): to be condensed, densari; condensari: spissari; conspissari: concrescere (PROP., to grow together, to become one mass, coagulate; e.g., of milk, etc.): condensed air, aër densatus.
To compress matter (in a book). Vid: COMPRESS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for condense?
- The usual Latin words for “condense” are dēnsō, condēnsō, spissō; also concrēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.