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How to sign: shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'";
Categories: reduce
How to sign: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened";
Similiar / Same: abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut
Categories: decrease, lessen, minify
Within this category: bowdlerize, digest