1. (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• abbreviate
• contract
• cut
• foreshorten
• reduce
• shorten

1. (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• bowdlerise
• bowdlerize
• castrate
• expurgate
• shorten
• concentrate
• condense
• digest

1. (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• decrease
• lessen
• minify

2. (verb) lessen, diminish, or curtail

• curb
• curtail
• cut back
• restrict

1. (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• abbreviator
• abbreviator
• abridger
• abridger
• abridgement
• abridgment
• capsule
• condensation
• contraction
• shortener

1. (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• dilate
• elaborate
• enlarge
• expand
• expatiate
• exposit
• expound
• flesh out
• lucubrate