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Definition of Shorten
1. Verb. Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration. "He shortened his trip due to illness"
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Antonyms: Lengthen
Derivative terms: Shortener
2. Verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. "They won't shorten the story "; "The manuscript must be shortened"
Specialized synonyms: Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Castrate, Expurgate, Concentrate, Condense, Digest
Related verbs: Cut, Edit, Edit Out
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Abbreviator, Abridgement, Abridger, Contraction, Shortener
Antonyms: Expand
3. Verb. Make short or shorter. "They shorten their hair "; "Shorten the rope by a few inches"
Specialized synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Shortener, Shortening
4. Verb. Become short or shorter. "In winter, the days shorten"
5. Verb. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. "They won't shorten the story "; "Bowdlerize a novel"
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Definition of Shorten
1. v. t. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
2. v. i. To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
Definition of Shorten
1. to make or become shorter [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Shorten
1. 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. 2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc. "Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain." (Dryden) 3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive; with of. "Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears." (Dryden) 4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like. To shorten a rope, to reduce sail by taking it in. Origin: See Short. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorten
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