Verb

• S: (v) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements) "The manuscript must be shortened"
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• S: (v) decrease, lessen, minify (make smaller) "He decreased his staff"
• S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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• S: (v) foreshorten (shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth)
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