shorten

Meaning of shorten

verb

To make shorter; to abbreviate.
To become shorter.
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
to shorten an allowance of food
To take in the slack of (a rope).
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

Information about shorten

It is a verb.
The plural form of shorten is: shortens.
Languages in which shorten is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of shorten

shorten

It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
shorten is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

shorten synonyms

Meaning abridge:

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce

Meaning bowdlerize:

bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate

shorten antonyms

Meaning :

extend, lengthen

Translation of shorten

Spanish: acortar, abreviar
Portuguese: abreviar
French: abréger, raccourcir, accourcir, écourter
German: kürzen
Italian: abbreviare, accorciare

Anagrams of shorten

hornets, threnos, thrones

Words that rhyme with shorten

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