shortened Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
shorten.
- He shortened his trip due to illness
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verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
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verb make short or shorter
shorten.
- shorten the skirt
- shorten the rope by a few inches
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verb become short or shorter
shorten.
- In winter, the days shorten
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verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
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adjective satellite cut short
sawed-off; sawn-off.
- a sawed-off shotgun
- a sawed-off broomstick
- the shortened rope was easier to use
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adjective satellite cut short in duration
abbreviated; truncated.
- the abbreviated speech
- her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
- an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
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adjective satellite shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
telescoped.
- a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars
- years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
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adjective satellite with parts removed
cut.
- the drastically cut film