Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To render dense.

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  • verb transitive To make dense.
  • verb intransitive To become dense.

Etymologies

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dense +‎ -ify

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Examples

  • This would be achieved through innovative planning and design that would "densify" residential areas to cater for diverse housing needs, Sisulu said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • A fluent interface lets me "densify" code into a smaller window of text, potentially making the code easier to read.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks laughingboy 2010

  • A fluent interface lets me "densify" code into a smaller window of text, potentially making the code easier to read.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks 2010

  • Seattle needs to de-densify to compete with the superior sprawl of the suburbs. tpn

    Columbia Center Owners Miss Mortgage Payment « PubliCola 2010

  • So Detroit would be a safer city and a better-serviced city if you shrink it, densify it.

    Saving Detroit: The Conversation 2011

  • Your Tri-cities will have to densify as well, and perhaps be connected by train. blog comments powered by Disqus publicola nerds

    Energy, Transportation, and Land Use Patterns « PubliCola 2010

  • Giant square columns have been relatively well-concealed in the back of the library and could support several floors of new space if the city continues to go forward with intelligent plans to densify the real estate near its Metro stations.

    One of the best things for D.C. in decades Philip Kennicott 2011

  • Regarding zoning on QA and elsewhere, I'm a fan of rapidly increasing height on main strips and upzoning areas directly nearby (and on outward until SF homes are allowed to densify some).

    Requiem for the Suburbs Revue « PubliCola 2010

  • Best strategy would be to buy up all foreclosures and empty commercial buildings and turn them into parkland, then de-densify through zoning to bring Seattle into compliance with the ring of Puget Sound exurbs.

    Who Knew? Seattle Leads the Way in Reducing Traffic Congestion « PubliCola 2010

  • Although, in most cases, the initial decision to densify a neighborhood is taken by the market, not by public officials, the role of government is key, especially in the early phases.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

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