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Shorten
ˈʃɔːtn
Shorten definitions
verb
shorten
shortened
shortening
shortens
- make or become shorter
"he shortened his stride"
make shorter abbreviate abridge condense precis synopsize contract compress reduce lessen shrink decrease diminish cut cut down cut short dock trim clip crop pare down prune get shorter grow shorter grow less contract compress shrink- (with reference to gambling odds) make or become shorter; decrease
"Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan's odds from 2–1 to 7–4"
- make (a vowel or syllable) short
"the preceding vowels are shortened"
- reduce the amount of (sail spread)
"before sail could be shortened she went on to her beam ends"