| abridge(verb, condense, shorten, edit) |
| abbreviate(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| blue pencil(expression, condense, curtail, reckon, flatten) |
| boil down(expression, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| boiled down(expression, condense, reckon, flatten, steamed) |
| chop(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| clip(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| contract(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| cramp(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| curtail(verb, restrain, limit, restrict, condense) |
| cut(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| decrease(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| digest(condense, curtail, reckon, shorten, edit) |
| diminish(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| dock(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| downsize(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| get to meat(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| halt(reduce, restrain, limit, restrict, trim) |
| lessen(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |