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shorten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shorten

/'ʃɔrtən/

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Type	Words
Synonyms	bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate
Type of	abridge, abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce

shorten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shorten

/'ʃɔrtən/

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Type	Words
Synonyms	abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce
Type of	decrease, lessen, minify
Has types	bowdlerise, digest, castrate, bowdlerize, expurgate, condense, concentrate
Verb group	edit, edit out, cut
Derivation	shortener

The manuscript must be shortened.

shorten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shorten

/'ʃɔrtən/

become short or shorter

Type	Words
Type of	lessen, diminish, decrease, fall

In winter, the days shorten.

shorten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shorten

/'ʃɔrtən/

make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

Type	Words
Type of	cut, trim down, bring down, trim back, trim, cut back, cut down, reduce
Has types	cut short, foreshorten, curtail, truncate, syncopate, clip
Derivation	shortener

He shortened his trip due to illness.

shorten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shorten

/'ʃɔrtən/

make short or shorter

Type	Words
Type of	modify, alter, change
Has types	cut
Derivation	shortener, shortening

shorten the skirt.

shorten the rope by a few inches.