comprimir

Definitions of comprimir
  1. verb
    put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
    synonyms: compendiar, condensar, condensarse
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    compendiar, condensar
    make more concise
  2. verb
    make more concise
    synonyms: compendiar, condensar
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    types:
    compendiar, condensar, condensarse
    put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
    type of:
    abreviar, acortar, contraer, encoger, reducir
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  3. verb
    squeeze or press together
    synonyms: apretar, compactar, estrechar, estrujar, prensar
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    ahogar, estrangular, sofocar
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    convulsionar, crispar
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    convulsionar, crispar
    cause to contract
    ahogar, estrangular, sofocar
    wring the neck of
    type of:
    angostar, apretar, contraerse, estirarse, estrechar, estrecharse
    become tight or tighter
  4. verb
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
    synonyms: condensar
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    afirmar, apisonar
    press down tightly
    type of:
    apretar, calzar, encajar, exprimir, prensar
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  5. verb
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
    synonyms: apretar, calzar, encajar, exprimir, prensar
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    condensar
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
    afirmar, apisonar
    press down tightly
    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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