condense vs abbreviate

condense and abbreviate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
condense	No	No	Yes	No
abbreviate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abbreviate is a hypernym of condense; that is, abbreviate is a word with a broader meaning than condense:

Other hypernyms of condense include abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten.

condense (verb)	abbreviate (verb)
make more concise	shorten
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
compress or concentrate
remove water from
become more compact or concentrated
develop due to condensation