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

abridge

to give a judgment of the quality of (something)

disapprove, judge as bad

cut back on something

economize

to change (a liquid) to gas by heating, and then cool the gas and collect drops of liquid

make pure; draw out something

to save (money, supplies etc); use or spend less than before

save money

of fall

chop down

to cut, chop branches etc from a tree

trim

to cut away the outer part, edge or skin of (something)

peel, trim

(of supplies, sound etc) to come gradually to an end

decrease

to make (something), become, smaller in size, number, degree, price etc

make less; decrease

to cut (hair) off the chin etc with a razor; to take off (a thin layer etc)

cut outer covering off

having shaved

cut outer covering off

(to cause something) to become shorter

diminish, decrease

to make (something) easy to do or understand

make easy, intelligible

to make a summary of (a report, speech, a person's character etc)

give a rundown