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retrenchesverbpresent tense third-person singular of retrench formalto change the way things are done in order to spend less moneyWhen the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench. abbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, nicks, pares, prunes, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittlesabates, decreases, de-escalates, dents, depletes, diminishes, downscales, downsizes, drops, dwindles, eases, knocks down, lessens, lowers, reducescompresses, condenses, constricts, contractsdeflates, shrinksminimizesmoderates, modifies, modulates, qualifies blows up, dilates, distends, inflates, swellselongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protractsadds (to), complements, supplementsenhances, heightens, intensifiesredoublesaggrandizes, amplifies, augments, boosts, enlarges, escalates, expands, increases, raises |