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compactify.

To become compact or more compact.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To become compact or more compact.

    humorous · intransitive
  2. To render (a thing) compact or more compact.

    humorous · transitive
  3. To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.

    transitive
  4. To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English compact Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English compactify From compact + -ify.

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