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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Houston thrives when it shortens the field and avoids asking the offense to sustain long drives.

From Los Angeles Times

Crude futures ended a shortened pre-Christmas session with little change as U.S. actions to contain Venezuela’s oil trade and continuing Russia-Ukraine tensions provided support against views of oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury yields slipped in Christmas Eve’s shortened trade as investors expect a Fed hold next month despite fresh signs of a resilient labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

In response, he has shortened workers’ shifts and not replaced employees when they left.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares closed flat on Wednesday at $1.68 apiece, after spending most of the shortened trading day in the red.

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