Shorten

verb

'ʃɔrtən

Verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
“The manuscript must be shortened”
Similar:Abbreviate Abridge Contract Cut Foreshorten
Type of:DecreaseLessenMinify
make short or shorter
“shorten the skirt”
“shorten the rope by a few inches”
Type of:ModifyAlterChange
become short or shorter
“In winter, the days shorten”
Type of:LessenDiminishDecrease
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
“He shortened his trip due to illness”
Type of:CutTrimReduce
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Similar:BowdleriseBowdlerizeCastrate Expurgate
Type of:Abridge Abbreviate Contract