| circumscribe(verb, control, check, reduce, cool) |
| depress(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| erode(verb, diminish, decrease) |
| excerpt(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, copy) |
| moderate(verb, control, cut, check, reduce) |
| nip(verb, cut, diminish) |
| restrain(verb, control, check, reduce, cool) |
| short |
| simplify(verb, reduce, easy, abridge, intelligible) |
| sum up(verb, phrasal verb) |
| taper(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| telescope(noun, verb, close, cut, restrict) |
| top(verb, cut, remove, curtail, trim) |
| burn(verb, contract, shrink, wither) |
| chop(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| confine(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| constringe |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, condense) |
| cut off short(expression, idiom) |
| decoct(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact) |