Definisi 'shorten'

English to English
verb
1 make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration Terjemahkan
Example:
He shortened his trip due to illness
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2 reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Terjemahkan
Example:
The manuscript must be shortened
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3 make short or shorter Terjemahkan
Example:
shorten the skirt
shorten the rope by a few inches
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4 become short or shorter Terjemahkan
Example:
In winter, the days shorten
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5 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Terjemahkan
Example:
bowdlerize a novel
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6 To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
7 To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
More Word(s)
contraction, abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation, lengthen, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, castration, expurgation, shortener, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, decrease, alter, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, concentrate, edit, edit out,

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