get to the meat

abridge compress

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

boil down cut back cut down cut off cut out put in a nutshell take out

expand extend increase

enlarge lengthen strengthen

amplify

accumulate cluster combine consolidate eliminate focus integrate intensify reduce strengthen

agglomerate aggregate amass assemble bunch center centralize coalesce collect compact compress congest conglomerate congregate constrict contract converge cramp crowd embody focalize forgather garner heap hoard huddle localize mass muster narrow pile store swarm unify

draw together heap up salt away zero in

disperse divide part separate weaken

dissipate enlarge expand extend give increase let go loosen release retreat scatter spend spread squander stretch throw away uncondense waste

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 methodize put in a nutshell sum up synopsize

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

detail misunderstand

condense extract infuse refine

brew clarify concentrate cook cut dribble drip drop evaporate express ferment precipitate press purify rarefy rectify steam sublimate trickle trim vaporize volatilize

boil down cut down cut to the bone press out squeeze out

dirty pour

pollute

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 hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

grow increase

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

complicate make difficult