abbreviate abridge abstract bob boil down capsulize clip compress condense contract crop curtail curtail expenses cut cut corners cut down cut off short cut short damp dampen decrease deduct deflate depreciate depress diminish dock downgrade elide epitomize foreshorten lessen lower mark down mow nip pare pare down expenses poll pollard prune reap recap recapitulate reduce retrench roll back scale down shave shear shorten simplify slash slow down snub step down stunt sum up summarize synopsize take a reef take from take in telescope trim truncate tune down