Synonyms:
abbreviate
Meaning: shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Synonyms:
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Meaning: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
Usage examples
Sulphur seems to attack the evil at its very foundation, and we feel perfectly satisfied with its action, except that we would like to hasten the course of the disease still more, in order to abbreviate the tortures inherent in this malady.