Defenition of the word shorten
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Defenition of the word shorten
- To make shorter.
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
- make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- become short or shorter
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- make short or shorter
Synonyms for the word shorten
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- abbreviate
- abridge
- bowdlerise
- bowdlerize
- contract
- cut
- expurgate
- foreshorten
- reduce
Hyponyms for the word shorten
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- bowdlerise
- bowdlerize
- castrate
- clip
- concentrate
- condense
- curtail
- cut
- cut short
- digest
- expurgate
- foreshorten
- shorten
- syncopate
- truncate
Hypernyms for the word shorten
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- abbreviate
- abridge
- alter
- bring down
- change
- contract
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- diminish
- fall
- foreshorten
- lessen
- minify
- modify
- reduce
- shorten
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
Antonyms for the word shorten
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- dilate
- elaborate
- enlarge
- expand
- expatiate
- exposit
- expound
- flesh out
- lengthen
- lucubrate
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