6 days ago · shorten, curtail, abbreviate, abridge, retrench mean to reduce in extent. shorten implies reduction in length or duration.

SHORTEN definition: 1. to become shorter or to make something shorter: 2. to become shorter or to make something…. Learn more.

SYNONYMS 1. condense, lessen, limit, restrict. shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail mean to make shorter or briefer. shorten is a …

short′en•er, n. syn: shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail mean to make shorter or briefer. shorten is a general word meaning to make …

He had to shorten the speech. “Franklin D. Roosevelt” is often shortened to “FDR.” “I've” is the shortened form of “I have.” I heard a …

Definition of shorten verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, …

shorten, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail mean to make shorter or briefer. Shorten is a general word meaning to make less in extent or …

Shorten definition: To make short or shorter.

To make short or shorter; abridge; curtail: as, to shorten hours of work; to shorten the skirt of a dress. To make appear short: as, …