| abridge(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| edit(verb, remove, reduce, diminish) |
| put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, reduce) |
| take out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop) |
| trim(verb, drop, remove, reduce) |
| abbreviate(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| barber(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| bleep(verb, drop, close, cancel) |
| bob(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| chop(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| clean up(verb, expression, drop, close) |
| clip(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| compress(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| condense(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| contract(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| crop(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |