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shorten

Letters that make shorten

s, o, e, n, h, r, t are letters that make 'shorten'

Words within shorten

OR, te, en, short, ten, Ho, Te are words within 'shorten'

Anagrams of shorten

hornets, thrones are anagrams of 'shorten'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of shorten

shortens is a word created by adding a letter to 'shorten'

shorten is a 7 letter word ending with n
shorten is a 7 letter word starting with s

5 possible definitions for 'shorten'

Shorten as "become short or shorter"

Under this definition, shorten is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

lengthen has the opposite meaning of shorten

shorten as a type

'shorten' can be a type of diminish, decrease, fall, lessen.

Example of shorten used within this context

"In winter, the days shorten"

Shorten as "edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate"

Under this definition, shorten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate have the same meaning as 'shorten'

shorten as a type

'shorten' can be a type of abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, reduce, shorten, cut, contract.

Derivatives of shorten

expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser, Bowdler, Thomas Bowdler, bowdlerization, bowdlerisation, expurgation, castration are derivatives of 'shorten'.

Shorten as "reduce in scope while retaining essential elements"

Under this definition, shorten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, reduce, cut, contract have the same meaning as 'shorten'

Antonyms

enlarge, dilate, expand, flesh out, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, expound, elaborate have the opposite meaning of 'shorten'

shorten as a type

'shorten' can be a type of minify, lessen, decrease.

Types of shorten

bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, condense, digest, concentrate, castrate are types of 'shorten'.

Derivatives of shorten

shortener, condensation, capsule, abridgement, abridgment, abridger, abbreviator, contraction are derivatives of 'shorten'.

Verb groups of shorten

edit, cut, edit out are verb groups of 'shorten'.

Example of shorten used within this context

"The manuscript must be shortened"

Shorten as "make shorter than originally intended, reduce or retrench in length or duration"

Under this definition, shorten is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

lengthen has the opposite meaning of shorten

shorten as a type

'shorten' can be a type of cut back, cut down, trim down, trim back, bring down, reduce, trim, cut.

Types of shorten

cut short, curtail, foreshorten, cut short, syncopate, truncate, clip are types of 'shorten'.

Derivatives of shorten

shortener is a derivative of shorten.

Causes of shorten

shorten is a cause of shorten.

Example of shorten used within this context

"He shortened his trip due to illness"

Shorten as "make short or shorter"

Under this definition, shorten is a verb and has the following properties:

shorten as a type

'shorten' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of shorten

cut is a type of shorten.

Derivatives of shorten

shortener, shortening are derivatives of 'shorten'.

Example of shorten used within this context

"shorten the skirt", "shorten the rope by a few inches"