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abbreviate
Averb
abbreviate
 shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
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change; alter; modify
simplify
reduce
abbreviate
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
 reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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