abbreviate

Synonyms:

abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

edit, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

Antonyms:

expand

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

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bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

concentrate, condense, digest

make more concise

capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate

put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

telescope

make smaller or shorter

Type of:

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

Type of:

reduce

make less complex