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shortened
short·en S0363300 (shôr′tn)v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens v.tr.1. To make short or shorter.2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.4. Nautical To take in (a sail, sails, or part of a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind, thereby reducing speed: shortened sail in advance of the storm.v.intr. To become short or shorter.
short′en·er n.Synonyms: shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, truncate
These verbs mean to reduce something in length, duration, or extent: shortened his life by smoking; abbreviated the speech for the television news show; abridged the book as an essay; curtailed their visit by a week; truncated the conversation by saying goodbye.Antonym: lengthenThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | shortened - cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"sawed-off, sawn-offshort - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" | | 2. | shortened - cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"truncated, abbreviatedshort - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" | | 3. | shortened - shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream"telescopedshort - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" | | 4. | shortened - with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"cutabridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version" |
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Synonyms for shortenedadj cut shortSynonymsRelated Wordsadj cut short in durationSynonymsRelated Wordsadj shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into anotherSynonymsRelated Wordsadj with parts removedSynonymsRelated Words |