shorten
[verb]
Synonyms: cut, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce

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Antonyms: elongate, lengthen, extend, prolong
Contrasted words: draw out, protract
Related Idioms: cut short
Related Words: decrease, diminish, elide, excerpt, lessen, reduce, compress, condense, contract, shrink, bobtail, clip, dock, minimize

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

short‧en /ˈʃɔːtn $ ˈʃɔːrtn/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: noun: short, shortage, shortness, shorts, shorty; verb: shorten, short; adverb: short, shortly; adjective: short]
to become shorter or make something shorter Antonym : lengthen:
The days are shortening.
shorten to
His name is often shortened to Pat.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shorten
verb
ADV. considerably, dramatically, significantly The course has now been shortened considerably.
PREP. by His driving ban has been shortened by a year.
from, to The waiting time has been shortened dramatically from eight weeks to just one week.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲