| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LESSEN | Make smaller | |
| REDUCE | Make smaller | |
| SHRINK | Make smaller | |
| LESSER | Make smaller in size or number | |
| MINIFY | To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen. | |
| DIMINISH | To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. | |
| CONDENSE | To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize. | |
| FLITCH | One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam. | |
| EPITOMIZE | To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin. | |
| BUSH | A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor. | |
| SCARIFY | To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein. | |