compactify

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compactify

verb compactifies · compactifying · compactified

humorous, intransitive To become compact or more compact.
humorous, transitive To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
transitive To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
transitive To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).

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@misc{compactify_2026,
  title = {compactify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compactify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}