Dear Nuri,
As to a verb family corresponding to the adjective, "concise," the following may
be in the ballpark you seek:

verbs:    specify, exemplefy, refine, hone, differentiate, distinguish,
particularize, etc.


cheers,

rebecca wheeler





Nuri Pazol wrote:

> Is there a verb family or something similar for the adjective "concise"?
>
> There are adverb and noun manifestations in the dictionary, but nothing in
> the form of a verb.
>
> The closest I could come up with was to use the verb "to make concise"
> which, although seems to be the best grammatically, seems to me wordy.
>
> Ideas?
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