abbreviate (v.)
- abridge
- abstract
- attenuate
- blue-pencil
- bob
- bowdlerize
- cancel
- capsulize
- censor
- circumscribe
- clip
- compact
- compress
- concentrate
- condense
- consolidate
- constrict
- constringe
- contract
- cramp
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- decrease
- delete
- dock
- draw
- edit
- elide
- epitomize
- erase
- expunge
- expurgate
- extenuate
- foreshorten
- kill
- knit
- mow
- narrow
- nip
- omit
- poll
- pollard
- prune
- pucker
- purse
- reap
- recap
- recapitulate
- reduce
- rescind
- retrench
- shave
- shear
- shorten
- slash
- snub
- solidify
- strangle
- strangulate
- strike
- stunt
- summarize
- telescope
- trim
- truncate
- void
- wrinkle