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Shorten

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to reduce or diminish something

shorten(verb)

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

"He shortened his trip due to illness"

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

shorten(verb)

make short or shorter

"shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

shorten(verb)

become short or shorter

"In winter, the days shorten"

bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten(verb)

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

to make less in extent or duration we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn

if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit

How can you shorten this cable?

bowdlerize expurgate abbreviate castrate cut contract abridge reduce foreshorten bowdlerise sign on skip ignore cut off sign hack compress tailor quash disregard cut back sign up turn out lose weight slew rationalise switch off prune melt off trim down scale down condense compact thin slim down geld rationalize make out constrict issue narrow take squeeze bring down trim slue tighten deoxidise turn off keep down subdue cut down dilute burn subjugate get shrink edit edit out come down repress press write out thin out swerve boil down snub slenderize trend curve deoxidize sheer concentrate undertake veer decoct slim trim back emasculate alter neuter spay demasculinise demasculinize conclude curtail hasten hurry limit lessen retrench cut short diminish shortened dock elide syncopate truncate

elongate extend lengthen prolong protract

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