| simply put |
| in summary |
| blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, diminish, decrease) |
| bob(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| compact(adjective, short, brief) |
| dock(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| elide(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| excerpt(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| lop(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| retrench(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| shorten(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| abbreviate(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| abridge(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| boil down(verb, expression, cut, diminish, decrease) |
| boiled down(expression, adjective, short, brief, minimize) |
| brief(adjective, short) |
| chop(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| clip(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| compendious(adjective, short, brief) |
| compress(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract) |