abridge (v.)
- abbreviate
- abstract
- bereave
- bleed
- blue-pencil
- bob
- bowdlerize
- brief
- cancel
- capsule
- capsulize
- censor
- clip
- compress
- condense
- contract
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- damp
- dampen
- decrease
- deduct
- deflate
- delete
- depreciate
- depress
- deprive
- digest
- diminish
- divest
- dock
- downgrade
- drain
- edit
- elide
- epitomize
- erase
- expunge
- expurgate
- foreshorten
- kill
- lessen
- limit
- lower
- milk
- mine
- minify
- minimize
- mow
- narrow
- nip
- omit
- outline
- pare
- poll
- pollard
- prune
- reap
- recap
- recapitulate
- reduce
- rescind
- restrict
- retrench
- shave
- shear
- shorten
- simplify
- sketch
- slash
- snub
- strike
- stunt
- summarize
- tap
- telescope
- trim
- truncate
- void