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suppress
reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
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mitigate
make less severe or harsh
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pare, pare down
decrease gradually or bit by bit
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circumscribe, confine, limit
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
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boil down, concentrate, reduce
cook until very little liquid is left
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reduce, shrink
reduce in size; reduce physically
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abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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abate, slack, slake
make less active or intense
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lour, lower, turn down
make lower or quieter
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de-escalate, step down, weaken
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
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minimise, minimize
make small or insignificant
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bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in
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cut
have a reducing effect
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relax, slack, slack up, slacken
make less active or fast
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belittle, diminish
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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lighten, relieve
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
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bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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hold down
restrain
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keep down, number
place a limit on the number of
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cap
restrict the number or amount of
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curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
place restrictions on
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reduce, scale down
make smaller
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reef
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
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miniaturise, miniaturize
design or construct on a smaller scale
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concentrate, condense, digest
make more concise
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shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
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hedge
minimize loss or risk
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spill
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
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quench
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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retrench
make a reduction, as in one's workforce
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slash
cut drastically
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thin out
make sparse
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thin
make thin or thinner
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depopulate, desolate
reduce in population
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detract, take away
take away a part from; diminish
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deflate
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
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inflate
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
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downsize
reduce in size or number
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downsize
make in a smaller size
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subtract
take off or away
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delimit, delimitate, demarcate
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
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content
satisfy in a limited way
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contract
make smaller
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ration
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
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knock off, shave
cut the price of
