shorten

IPA: ʃˈɔrtʌn

noun

  • A surname.

verb

  • (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  • (intransitive) To become shorter.
  • (transitive) To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  • (transitive) To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
  • (transitive) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
  • (baking, of pastries, transitive) To make crumbly.
  • (nautical, transitive) To take in the slack of (a rope).
  • (nautical, transitive) To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
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Examples of "shorten" in Sentences

  • He shortened the rope easily.
  • The intent was to shorten the route.
  • The song is shortened for the album.
  • This might shorten the life of the bed.
  • This will shorten the life of the policy.
  • The name is shortened for the sake of brevity.
  • However the technique shortens the users lifespan.
  • Formally it is a shortened form of the locative case.
  • In 1994 the billing was shortened to the Strub Stakes.
  • Shortening involves the contraction of the longitudinal muscle.

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