condense-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) change from a gas to a liquid.

Examples:
The acid condenses at a specific temperature.
The cold air condensed the steam.
He condensed the steam in the lab.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Change_of_phase
PropBank: condense.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: Make more concise, compact or concentrated.

Commentary:
NOTE: Thing condensed must be [abstract].

Examples:
We have to condense the contents of the book into a summary.
Congress condensed the three year plan into six months.
Her feelings condensed and she realized what she actually thought.
Letting it sit really condenses the flavors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5, 7

Sense Number 3: Remove water from a substance.

Examples:
Condense the milk by boiling.
We condensed the soup by simmering it for hours.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Change_of_phase
PropBank: condense.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: Develop due to condensation.

Commentary:
NOTE: This sense denotes a [product].

Examples:
All our planets condensed out of the same material.
He condensed seemingly out of thin air.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Change_of_phase
PropBank: condense.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6