| shorten(verb, close, increase, reduce) |
| abridge(noun, verb, close, decline) |
| curtail(verb, decline, increase, reduce) |
| condense(verb, close, decline, increase) |
| contract(verb, close, decline, reduce) |
| reduce(verb, close, decline, increase) |
| compress(verb, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| summarize(verb, close, reduce, restrict) |
| abstract(verb, close, reduce, prepare) |
| digest(verb, reduce, concentrate, condense) |
| epitomize(verb, close, decline, reduce) |
| trim(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| diminish(verb, reduce, cause, restrain) |
| truncate(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| decrease(noun, verb, close, decline) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| lessen(verb, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| synopsize(verb, reduce, concentrate, squeeze) |
| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close) |