abate
abbreviate
abrade
abridge
abstract
bate
be telegraphic
bob
bobtail
boil down
brief
capsule
capsulize
circumscribe
clip
coarct
compact
compress
concentrate
condense
consolidate
constrict
constringe
contract
cramp
crop
curtail
cut
cut back
cut down
cut off short
cut short
damp
dampen
decrease
deduct
deflate
depreciate
depress
deprive
derogate
detract
digest
diminish
disparage
dock
downgrade
fall
foreshorten
lessen
reduce
shortened
shortening
shortens
cornstarch
glower
margarine
shortness
shrinkage
Morton
Norton
Orton
Wharton
lengthen