<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Minimized</li><li>To make short or shorter.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>Restrict</li><li>Limit</li><li>Lessen</li><li>Condense</li></ul><p><strong>To reduce, decrease, take in, etc.:</strong></p><ul><li>To shorten sail.</li><li>To make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat.</li></ul><p><strong>Sports:</strong></p><ul><li>Choke (def 8)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To become short or shorter.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>Lessen</li><li>Contract</li></ul>