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