condensing

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing <after the condensing of our stored junk, we actually had room in the garage for the car> Synonyms compacting, compaction, condensation, compression, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescopingRelated Words abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lesseningNear Antonyms dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swellingAntonyms decompression, expansion