German VERB B2 Rank 9877

verdichten

to compact / condense

verdichten – verdichtete – hat verdichtet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verdichten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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verdichten vs zusammenfassen

to summarize / group

Both verbs can make a text shorter. Zusammenfassen means briefly presenting its most important content. Verdichten places more emphasis on the compact, often especially concise form of the text. Zusammenfassen is suitable for a factual summary of the content, while verdichten is more suitable for strong linguistic compression.

Visual example for zusammenfassen
verdichten

Nina verdichtet den langen Bericht zu einer knappen, pointierten Seite.

Nina condenses the long report into a concise, pointed page.

zusammenfassen

Nina fasst den langen Bericht in fünf Sätzen zusammen.

Nina summarizes the long report in five sentences.

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