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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (v) cut back, flash back (return in time) "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
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) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"
S: (v) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back (place restrictions on) "curtail drinking in school"

S: (v) abridge (lessen, diminish, or curtail) "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
S: (v) immobilize, immobilise (cause to be unable to move) "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
S: (v) ration (restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war) "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
S: (v) restrict, control (place under restrictions; limit access to by law) "this substance is controlled"; "that area is restricted to security personnel only"