verdichten — meaning in English

English meaning

• compact adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• condense verb To make something shorter or more compact by removing unnecessary parts.

Senses

verdichten is used for these senses in English:

• compact (transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
• compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
• compress (transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
• condense (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

compact — full definition

1. adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
2. noun A formal agreement between two or more parties.
3. noun A small case containing face powder, often with a mirror.
4. verb To press or pack something tightly together.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

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