condense vs reduce

condense and reduce both are verbs.

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

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

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

condense (verb)	reduce (verb)
make more concise	take off weight
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops	cut down on; make a reduction in
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid	narrow or limit
compress or concentrate	cook until very little liquid is left
remove water from	to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
become more compact or concentrated	make smaller
develop due to condensation	reduce in size; reduce physically
	make less complex
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
	be cooked until very little liquid is left
	be the essential element
	destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
	undergo meiosis
	reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
	lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
	lessen and make more modest
	simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
	bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
	put down by force or intimidation