Definition of shorten

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shorten - 6 definitions

- verb
1. shorten -- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
antonyms: lengthen -- make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. abridge -- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
synonyms: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
antonyms: elaborate -- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. shorten -- make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. shorten -- become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
antonyms: lengthen -- become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. bowdlerize -- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
synonyms: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. shorten, shortens -- to make or become shorter
synonyms: shortens, shortened
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
lengthen -- make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
elaborate -- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
lengthen -- become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"

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