abbreviate; abridge; boil down; bring down; come down; concentrate; contract; cut; cut back; cut down; decoct; deoxidise; deoxidize; dilute; foreshorten; keep down; melt off; quash; repress; scale down; shorten; shrink; slenderize; slim; slim down; subdue; subjugate; thin; thin out; tighten; trim; trim back; trim down;