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What is another word for
shorten
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▼
▲
To reduce or shorten in extent or duration
To create a summary of
To make or become shorter
To shorten (clothes or fabric)
To draw together so as to wrinkle
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Verb
▲
To reduce or shorten in extent or duration
cut
reduce
abbreviate
trim
condense
curtail
truncate
prune
clip
contract
crop
dock
decrease
lessen
diminish
shrink
compress
snip
lop
chop
bob
downsize
slash
elide
syncopate
telescope
dwindle
minimise
UK
minimize
US
retrench
excerpt
cut back
cut down
cut short
boil down
pare down
make shorter
get shorter
take up
cut to the bone
turn up
abridge
summarize
US
abstract
summarise
UK
synopsize
epitomize
US
digest
precis
epitomise
UK
pare
shear
précis
outline
encapsulate
shave
put in a nutshell
lop off
cut off
nip
poll
remove
sum up
summate
capsule
narrow
lower
constrict
limit
recap
edit
pollard
take off
mow
minify
recapitulate
concentrate
reprise
brief
moderate
compact
chop off
restrict
hack off
capsulize
detach
slim down
inventory
get to the meat
wrap up
whittle down
sum
draw in
tighten
shrivel
curb
distill
US
distil
UK
skim
blue pencil
drop
sever
skive
close in
get darker
lighten
consolidate
restrain
constringe
round down
scrimp
detruncate
slice
axe
UK
top
hew
rein in
barber
fleece
amputate
hold back
mark down
ax
US
downscale
temper
ease
cut shorter
bring down
give a summary of
shave off
give the main points of
even up
nip off
cut back on
trim off
de-escalate
foreshorten
slim
deflate
dispense with
deliver a blow to
expurgate
bowdlerize
US
conflate
waste away
hack
check
economize
US
economise
UK
bowdlerise
UK
neaten
shape
mark off
decapitate
saw
dissever
thin
ream
stop short
excise
sketch
make a outline of
run down
compile
run through
give main points
take out
cut out
express
make a résumé of
write a summary of
paraphrase
simplify
record
groom
collapse
cream
clip off
slice off
nutshell
capture
coppice
squeeze
wither
give a precis of
give a synopsis of
tidy up
assemble
mitigate
modify
chop down
eliminate
confine
omit
delete
decrement
give the gist of
annotate
inhibit
halt
cramp
control
put in words of one syllable
cut to bone
file off
scrape off
trim down
thin out
quell
taper
depreciate
salami-slice
splice
butcher
make cutbacks in
make reductions in
whittle away
get smaller
become smaller
attenuate
roll back
gash
tighten up
narrow down
grow smaller
incise
break off
let up
phase out
step down
tail off
nick
slit
rein back
notch
separate
snick
put the brakes on
put a restriction on
put a limit on
abate
adjust
remit
alleviate
shred
snippet
depress
deplete
downgrade
scale down
soften
commute
impair
weaken
snip off
shed
saw off
dent
dilute
cut into
tonsure
disengage
make fewer
knock down
tone down
wind down
make less
turn down
cut down on
put down
gather
take in
alter
reduce greatly
get rid of
cut into a bob
ebb
blunt
stifle
subdue
deaden
dial down
dull
dampen
take the edge off
devaluate
damp
smother
drop off
mute
wane
sink
allay
decline
ease off
degrade
peter out
cushion
taper off
take the sting out
damp down
subside
put a damper on
suppress
erode
slacken
slow down
muffle
wear away
wear down
calm
assuage
cool
take down
take the bite out
phase down
fade
slump
settle
dry up
discount
cheapen
ration
fall off
run low
die down
repress
couch
relax
make smaller
devalue
undervalue
relieve
still
mellow
squelch
tranquilize
US
mollify
trim back
soothe
deduct
placate
tranquillise
UK
write down
write off
ratchet down
scale back
make less intense
put the lid on
put damper on
soft-pedal
decay
drain
quiet
droop
degenerate
waste
rebate
palliate
undermine
sap
abase
disempower
calm down
deteriorate
evaporate
crumble
lose edge
slack off
tail away
fall
recede
relent
break
do away with
retrench on
plummet
plunge
subtract
demote
make weaker
disgrade
demerit
drive down
keep down
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
minimalize
overcome
die away
fall away
die out
grow less
slacken off
become less
bridle
contain
constrain
peter
cause to fall
ease up on
quash
rationalize
US
buttress
quieten
stem
rationalise
UK
absorb
staunch
harsh
squash
hold in check
make less active
soak up
get under control
keep in check
roll down
budget cut
trim away
tune down
modulate
tame
cast down
extenuate
amortise
UK
whittle
cleave
qualify
amortize
US
temperate
dismember
balm
dulcify
smooth down
cool off
abscise
remove surgically
hew off
cut away
shear off
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“The ministry will
shorten
the permit processing to less than seven working days from the current 16 days.”
Verb
▲
To create a summary of
summarise
UK
summarize
US
synopsize
abridge
digest
abstract
outline
precis
edit
sketch
sum up
give a summary of
give an outline of
give a precis of
give a synopsis of
put in a nutshell
give an abstract of
blue pencil
give a digest of
make a long story short
recapitulate
recap
epitomize
US
encapsulate
condense
review
reprise
brief
rehash
compile
trim
précis
summate
cut
skim
sum
inventory
pare
cipher
US
retrograde
prune
snip
boil down
wrap up
epitomise
UK
cypher
UK
run through
go over
give main points
give a rundown of
get to the meat
run down
cut back
give the main points of
give the gist of
make a summary of
cut down
abbreviate
describe
delineate
draft
US
indicate
characterize
US
adumbrate
draught
UK
characterise
UK
capsulize
touch on
lay out
tell about
skeleton
skeletonize
make an outline of
give a rough idea
give a rough idea of
give a quick rundown on
give a thumbnail sketch of
more ❯
“The next challenge is to
shorten
the document to focus on the excerpts most relevant to the essential question.”
Verb
▲
To make or become shorter
shrink
contract
compress
downsize
get shorter
grow shorter
condense
constrict
narrow
deflate
shrivel
concentrate
squeeze
slim
truncate
wither
disappear
reduce in size
decrease in size
pare down
become smaller
make smaller
waste away
get smaller
grow smaller
slim down
“A third solution is to
shorten
the tree by cutting off part of the trunk.”
Verb
▲
To shorten (clothes or fabric)
take up
hem
pin up
gather up
Verb
▲
To draw together so as to wrinkle
contract
knit
wrinkle
narrow
pucker
purse
tighten
corrugate
crease
crinkle
crumple
furrow
gather
rumple
draw together
screw up
scrunch up
ruffle
cockle
pout
compress
squeeze
tuck
draw
knot
line
seam
ruckle
pinch
shrivel
crimp
constrict
swaddle
wrap
draw in
pleat
condense
ruck up
fold
pull together
close
press
press together
scrunch
ruck
crush
twist
scrumple
wreathe
screw
shirr
ridge
ruche
bunch
dog-ear
rimple
crisp
bedraggle
double up
scrumple up
prune up
cover with lines
squash
curl
crimple
compact
wad
scallop
coil
wind
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