PROLONGATING Antonyms

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• becoming less or smaller

• (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• shorten

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

• place restrictions on

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent