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shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
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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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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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subtract
take off or away
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knock off, shave
cut the price of
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foreshorten
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
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clip, curtail, cut short
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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syncopate
omit a sound or letter in a word
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cut short, truncate
make shorter as if by cutting off
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draw
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
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clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
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mark down
reduce the price of
