to make (a report, story) shorter, especially by using fewer words

shorten

a pad or cloth pressed on part of the body (to stop bleeding, reduce fever etc)

compact, condense

(to cause a liquid, gas etc) to increase in density or strength, to become thicker

abridge

to make (something) shorter that was first planned

cut short; abridge

cut back on something

economize

(to cause supplies) to become less

become or cause to be less

to reduce (something) to the smallest amount or degree

make smaller; underrate

having only a little extent in space (length); (of a person, mountain etc) below the average or usual height; having, taking, a little time

abridged

(to cause something) to become shorter

diminish, decrease

compact, condense

compact, condense

a long instrument with lenses, used to make distant objects appear nearer and larger; (to cause something) to become come shorter by having sections that slide into each other

compact, condense