Definition of 'shorten'

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Verb

1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
      Antonyms: lengthen
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
      Synonyms: abridge foreshorten abbreviate cut contract reduce
      Antonyms: elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge flesh out expand expound dilate
3. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
4. become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
      Antonyms: lengthen
5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
      Synonyms: bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate

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