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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryia-label='example sentence:'>//a material that compresses easily//This type of file compresses easily.
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com- + premere to press — more at pressNoun
Middle French compresse, from compresser to compress, from Late Latin compressarecompress
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together //a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chaptersSynonymsFirst Known UseVerb14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyVerbMiddle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com- + premere to press — more at pressNounMiddle French compresse, from compresser to compress, from Late Latin compressarecompressverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together //a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chaptersSynonymsFirst Known UseVerb14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyVerbMiddle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com- + premere to press — more at pressNounMiddle French compresse, from compresser to compress, from Late Latin compressarecompressverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together //a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chaptersSynonymsFirst Known UseVerb14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyVerbMiddle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com- + premere to press — more at pressNounMiddle French compresse, from compresser to compress, from Late Latin compressarecompressverb
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