Synonyms for Compresses:
v.
•contracts (verb)squeezes, withers, condenses.
•decreases (verb)
curtails, abbreviates, dies down, compacts, decrements, concentrates, deducts, contracts, abridges, shortens, erodes, shrinks, drains, lowers, deflates, abates, recedes, subsides, decreases, dwindles, lessens, truncates, depletes, diminishes.
•diminishes (verb)
crops, prunes, lightens, trims, shears, Culls, Clips, bobs, downgrades, tapers, weeds, shaves, minimizes, nips, reduces, pares.
•flattens (verb)
grades, flattens, smoothes, levels, squishes, planes, evens.
Usage examples for compresses
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But this compresses the vocal cords, increases the resistance to the passage of the breath, and brings rigidities that prevent proper resonance. – Resonance in Singing and Speaking by Thomas Fillebrown
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The first thought was warm, wet compresses hot bricks, hot flannel; but the kitchen was locked, and it was little I could do without fire, except to receive and write down his dying messages to parents, and the girl who was waiting to be his wife. – Half a Century by Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm