Dock and Expand

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Dock

Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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Expand is an antonym for dock.
Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

Expand

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.
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Dock is an antonym for expand.
Nearby Words: expanded, expanse, expansion, expansive, expanding
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