Verb

• S: (v) retrench (tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)
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• S: (v) conserve, husband, economize, economise (use cautiously and frugally) "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
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• S: (v) retrench (make a reduction, as in one's workforce) "The company had to retrench"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
• 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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