73 entries under abridge topic. ×

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compact(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict)
9
concentrate(verb, close, reduce, diminish, decrease)
9
edit(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
7
constrict(verb, control, close, check, reduce)
5
snip(noun, verb, cut, diminish, decrease)
4
simplify(verb, reduce, easy, intelligible)
4
telescope(noun, verb, close, cut, restrict)
3
chop(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, condense)
3
decoct(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
2
put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, order, cut)
2
solidify(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
2
streamline(order, reduce, clarify, decipher, decode)
1
blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, diminish, decrease)
1
break down(expression, order, reduce, clarify)
1
chasten(order, reduce, clarify, decipher)
1
clarify(order, reduce, decipher, decode)
1
clean up(expression, order, reduce, clarify)
1
clear up(expression, order, reduce, clarify)
1
coagulate(verb, close, restrict, crowd, concentrate)
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