| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, cut) |
| foreshorten |
| clip(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| minimize(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| compact(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict) |
| concentrate(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict) |
| crop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| prune(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| shrink(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| abate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish) |
| cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, cut) |
| pare(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| summarise |
| edit(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| narrow(verb, close, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| short(adjective, abridged, unsustained) |
| bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| constrict(verb, close, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish) |
| shave(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |