To make short or shorter the duration or extent of

• shorten

  1. To make short or shorter.
  2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
  3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

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  1. To make short or shorter.
  2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
  3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• curtail

  1. To cut short or reduce:

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  1. To cut short or reduce:

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• abridge

  1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense:
  2. To limit; curtail:

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  1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense:
  2. To limit; curtail:

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• abbreviate

  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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To make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation

• thicken

  1. To make or become thick or thicker:
  2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex:

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  1. To make or become thick or thicker:
  2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex:

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• inspissate

  1. To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.

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  1. To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.

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To compress

• consolidate

  1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
  2. To make strong or secure; strengthen:
  3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.

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  1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
  2. To make strong or secure; strengthen:
  3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.

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• constrict

  1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
  2. To squeeze or compress.
  3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:

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  1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
  2. To squeeze or compress.
  3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:

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• press together

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To abridge

• digest

  1. To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.
  2. To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate:
  3. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

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  1. To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.
  2. To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate:
  3. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

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• summarize

  1. To make a summary or make a summary of.

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  1. To make a summary or make a summary of.

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• abbreviate

  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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