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16
contract(noun, break, take, keep)
13
lessen(take, increase, keep, reduce)
11
abbreviate(take, cut, keep, decrease)
9
decrease(noun, take, increase, keep)
8
curtail(raise, abridge)
7
abridge(take, increase, keep, decrease)
7
diminish(take, keep, cause, rise)
5
abate(advance, cause, rise, lessen)
5
dwindle(increase, waste, taper)
5
reduce(take, keep, raise, decrease)
4
shorten(take, keep, decrease, refrain)
4
shrink(take, keep, rise, decrease)
2
constrict(take, keep, decrease, refrain)
2
cut(take, keep, decrease, refrain)
2
hold(take, keep, decrease, refrain)
2
keep(take, decrease, refrain, abbreviate)
2
lower(take, keep, decrease, refrain)
2
take back(expression, phrasal verb, take, keep)
2
withdraw
2
close(adjective, take, keep, decrease)
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