shorten

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shorten Definition

• (v) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
• (v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
• (v) make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
• (v) become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
• (v) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

shorten Synonyms

• abbreviate
• abridge
• bowdlerise
• bowdlerize
• castrate
• contract
• cut
• expurgate
• foreshorten
• reduce
• shorten