densify
Make more compact
To densify is to make denser or more compact—packing more material, people, or structures into the same space.
The term appears most often in urban planning, where cities densify by adding housing units to existing neighborhoods: The city council voted to densify the corridor with mixed-use buildings.
Materials can also densify through compression or other processes that reduce volume while maintaining mass.
Tightly packed together
- compressReduce volume by force
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- packGroup or compress
- tampPress down firmly
press · crush · consolidate · constrict · contract · shrink · flatten · squash
Material closing gaps
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- redevelopRebuild an area comprehensively
- rezoneChange land-use designation
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
housing · urban · metropolitan · development · planning · buildout · land-use · intensification
Unite separate things
- amalgamateMerge distinct entities
- unifyCombine into a whole
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- fuseProtective melting wire
combine · coalesce · aggregate · synthesize · blend · meld · converge · assimilate
compact
Tightly packed together
tamp · press · crush · consolidate · constrict · contract · shrink · flatten · squash · jam
infill
Material closing gaps
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- redevelopRebuild an area comprehensively
- rezoneChange land-use designation
sprawl · housing · urban · metropolitan · development · planning · buildout · land-use · intensification
consolidate
Unite separate things
- amalgamateMerge distinct entities
- unifyCombine into a whole
- integrateCombine into unified whole
fuse · combine · coalesce · aggregate · synthesize · blend · meld · converge · assimilate · incorporate
intensify
Increase in degree
strengthen · enhance · increase · magnify · reinforce · deepen · augment · escalate · enrich · fortify
viscous
Thick and slow-flowing
gelatinous · curdle · clot · stiffen · jellify · set · gooey · syrupy · creamy · reduce
densifysprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
decentralize · disperse · spread out · suburbanize · thin out
- housing densityResidences per land measure
- bone densityMineral content per volume
- high densityMass packed tightly together
- population densityInhabitants per unit area
- low densityFew particles per area
- bone density testSkeletal strength measurement
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