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Meaning
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(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten
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(verb) restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
limit, circumscribe, confine
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(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
belittle, diminish
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(verb) hold back
encumber, cumber, restrain, constrain
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(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
reduce, shrink
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(verb) cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
reduce, boil down, concentrate
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(verb) make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
retrench
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(verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
restrict, curb, cut back, curtail
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(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
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(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
restrict
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(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
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