shorten

Words with a similar base: foreshorten, shorten

'shorten'

[shorten.v.01] as in: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

Examples:
He shortened his trip due to illness

'shorten'

[abridge.v.01] as in: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Examples:
The manuscript must be shortened

'shorten'

[shorten.v.03] as in: make short or shorter

Examples:
shorten the skirt
shorten the rope by a few inches

'shorten'

[shorten.v.04] as in: become short or shorter

Examples:
In winter, the days shorten

'shorten'

[bowdlerize.v.01] as in: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Examples:
bowdlerize a novel

Origins

					shorten (English)
├── -en (English)
│   ├── -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── -enen (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── short (English)
    └── short (Middle English (1100-1500))

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