shorten

[shawr-tn] / ˈʃɔr tn /

VERB

diminish, decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate compress curtail cut cut back cut down lessen minimize reduce shrink slash trim

STRONG

abridge bob chop clip condense contract dock edit elide excerpt lop retrench snip

WEAK

blue pencil boil down cut to the bone make a long story short put in a nutshell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen stretch

WEAK

amplify elongate

Example Sentences

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They were never meant to, because the prevailing understanding is that content is primarily a feast for the eyes and shortened attention spans.

From Salon

Tighter sanctions and enforcement could shorten that time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Current resale premiums seem to suggest that waiting lists have shortened, and that the total supply for Hermès bags is now closer to demand than before,” says Bernstein luxury analyst Luca Solca.

From The Wall Street Journal

That stage had been shortened to account for temperatures of up to 43C.

From BBC

Ethan Vernon won a shortened fourth stage of the Tour down Under in brutal heat on Saturday with Jay Vine remaining on track to win the overall title.

From Barron's

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