12
contract(verb, reduce, deflate)
8
shrink(verb, reduce, deflate)
4
deflate(verb, reduce)
3
abbreviate(verb, reduce, deflate)
3
abridge(verb, reduce, deflate)
3
compress(verb, reduce, deflate)
3
condense(verb, reduce, deflate)
3
fall(verb, reduce, deflate)
2
cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, deflate)
2
curtail(verb, reduce, deflate)
2
diminish(verb, reduce, deflate)
2
lessen(verb, reduce, deflate)
2
reduce(verb, deflate)
2
shorten(verb, reduce, deflate)
1
abate
1
constrain
1
constrict
1
decrease(verb, reduce, deflate)
1
downscale
1
downsize
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