| strip(trim, pare, excoriate, peel) |
| take out(verb, expression, condense, compress) |
| abstract(verb, separate, remove, condense) |
| cut back(verb, expression, condense, trim) |
| determine(verb, stop, end, discharge) |
| encapsulate(verb, condense, compress, shorten) |
| get to the meat(verb, expression, idiom, condense) |
| put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, condense) |
| restrict(verb, stop, end, check) |
| skim(verb, curtail, trim, cream) |
| sliver(crack, trim, fragment, chop) |
| split up(verb, expression, separate, disconnect) |
| summarize(verb, condense, compress, shorten) |
| barber(trim, shear) |
| boil down(verb, expression, condense, compress) |
| brush(trim, shear) |
| compress(verb, condense, shorten, abridge) |
| condense(verb, compress, shorten, abridge) |
| contract(verb, condense, compress, shorten) |
| deal with(verb, expression, determine, settle) |