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   compress

   verb

   • 1. flatten by pressure; squeeze or press: "the skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag" Similar flattensqueezepresssquashcrushcramjamstuffwedgetamppackwadcompactconstrictinformal:scrunchsquidgerare:coarctcoarctate
   • ▪ be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space: "her face compressed into a frown"
   • ▪ squeeze or press (two things) together: "Viola compressed her lips together grimly" Similar pursepress togethersqueeze togetherpinchcrimppucker
   • ▪ express in a shorter form; abridge: "in this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings" Similar abridgeshortencutcondenseabbreviatecontracttelescopesummarizesynopsizeprecisabstractdigesttruncaterare:epitomizeOpposite expandpad out
   • ▪ reduce the dynamic range of (a sound signal).
   • ▪ alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary.

   noun

   • 1. a pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding: "a cold compress"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. compressible adjective

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