condense β If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
alienate β If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
propel β to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
put in β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
rebuff β a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
turn off β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
play down β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
minimize β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
minimise β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
understate β to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
adjective caricatured
compressed β Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
contracted β under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
