put in a nutshell

abridge compress

abstract clip condense contract cut digest encapsulate pare prune reduce summarize trim

boil down cut back cut down cut off cut out get to the meat take out

expand extend increase

enlarge lengthen strengthen

amplify

compress curtail shorten summarize thicken

abbreviate chop coagulate compact concentrate constrict contract cut decoct digest edit encapsulate epitomize inventory precipitate reduce shrink snip solidify sum summate telescope trim

blue pencil boil down cut down densen press together précis synopsize

extend increase lengthen

amplify develop enlarge expand grow loosen open stretch thin

abbreviate abstract classify codify compress condense cut decrease epitomize inventory nutshell reduce shorten sum summarize summate survey systematize tabulate trim

boil down cut down cut to bone get to the meat methodize sum up synopsize

add amplify develop disorganize enlarge expand extend fill grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

detail misunderstand

abbreviate compress curtail cut cut back cut down lessen minimize reduce shrink slash trim

abridge bob chop clip condense contract dock edit elide excerpt lop retrench snip

blue pencil boil down cut to the bone make a long story short

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen stretch

amplify elongate

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

boil down break down break it down clean it up clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put one straight spell out

grow increase

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

complicate make difficult

compile encapsulate epitomize outline recap rehash sum up

abridge abstract cipher condense cut digest inventory pare prune recapitulate retrograde review shorten skim snip sum summate trim

boil down cut back cut down get to meat give main points précis run down run through synopsize

add enlarge expand increase lengthen

break down

epitomize examine sum

close conclude condense digest estimate get the measure of inventory recapitulate review size up synopsize total

clip curtail cut cut back cut down mow pare prune shave shear shorten whittle down

abbreviate barber bob crop dock edit lop plane snip tidy truncate

blue pencil boil down even up pare down slice off

increase lengthen

expand

develop let grow