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? > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ -- ******************************************* Rebecca S. Wheeler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of English Christopher Newport University 1 University Place Newport News, VA 23606-2998 Editor, Syntax in the Schools The Journal of the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG), an assembly of the NCTE http://www.ateg.org/ phone: (757) 594-8891; fax: (757) 594-8870 email: [log in to unmask] ******************************************* To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/