13
contract(verb, condense, shorten)
11
shorten(verb, diminish, decrease, extend, contract)
9
abbreviate(verb, cut, contract, shorten)
6
abridge(verb, increase, extend, shorten)
4
curtail(verb, raise, extend, contract, shorten)
4
cut(verb, contract, shorten)
4
diminish(verb, cause, rise, extend)
3
condense(verb, increase, extend, abridge)
3
reduce(verb, raise, extend, contract, shorten)
2
lessen(verb, increase, extend, contract, shorten)
2
abate
2
clip(noun, verb, cut, undo)
2
shrink(verb, rise, extend)
2
time
1
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, raise, extend)
1
abstract(verb, prepare)
1
chop
1
commute(verb, keep, reduce)
1
compress(verb, open, free, expand, contract)
1
contortion
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