1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.

2. to reduce (a text, speech, etc.) to a shorter form; abridge.

3. to become denser or more compact.

1. of or in the heavens

2. resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; sublime; delightful.

3. divine or celestial

1. a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

2. any person living in seclusion; recluse.

1. to give counsel to

 2. to recommend as desirable, prudent, etc.

 3. to offer counsel; give advice

1. an assembly; meeting.

2. a collection of anything.

3. an assemblage of people.

1. the head or leader of an organized body

 2. the ruler of a tribe or clan

3. most important; principal

1. to gain or get in return for one's labor or service

2. to acquire through merit

3. to bring about or cause deservedly

1. to dominate or excessively preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of; haunt

 2. to think about something unceasingly

1. guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty

 2. careless and indifferent; offhand

1. to remain or continue in existence or use

 2. to continue to function or manage in spite of some adverse circumstance or hardship; hold up; endure.

1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place

2. to move in a slow, idle manner

3. to waste time or dawdle over work