reduce vs condense

reduce and condense both are verbs.

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

As verbs, condense is a hyponym of reduce; that is, condense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduce:

Other hyponyms of reduce include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten, concentrate, digest.

reduce (verb)	condense (verb)
take off weight	make more concise
cut down on; make a reduction in	undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
narrow or limit	cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
cook until very little liquid is left	compress or concentrate
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	remove water from
make smaller	become more compact or concentrated
reduce in size; reduce physically	develop due to condensation
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