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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
pare
epitomise
UK
shear
précis
encapsulate
shave
outline
cut off
put in a nutshell
lop off
remove
nip
poll
summate
capsule
sum up
lower
narrow
constrict
recap
limit
chop off
mow
edit
pollard
take off
minify
recapitulate
concentrate
reprise
brief
compact
detach
moderate
restrict
hack off
capsulize
slim down
inventory
get to the meat
wrap up
whittle down
sum
curb
tighten
shrivel
distill
US
distil
UK
skim
sever
blue pencil
drop
axe
UK
amputate
skive
ax
US
draw in
restrain
consolidate
lighten
constringe
round down
slice
scrimp
hew
detruncate
rein in
fleece
hold back
top
barber
eliminate
mark down
downscale
scale down
temper
ease
give a summary of
slice off
cut shorter
bring down
give the main points of
shave off
even up
nip off
get darker
close in
cut back on
trim off
de-escalate
foreshorten
slim
deflate
expurgate
bowdlerize
US
conflate
waste away
bowdlerise
UK
economize
US
check
economise
UK
groom
dissever
neaten
shape
chop down
decapitate
thin
ream
stop short
hack
sketch
make a outline of
run down
compile
run through
give main points
take out
cut out
clip off
express
make a résumé of
give a precis of
give a synopsis of
write a summary of
record
collapse
cream
excise
nutshell
capture
coppice
saw
squeeze
wither
confine
omit
delete
tidy up
paraphrase
simplify
assemble
decrement
downgrade
give the gist of
annotate
salami-slice
inhibit
halt
cramp
control
cut to bone
file off
scrape off
trim down
thin out
shed
quell
taper
depreciate
make cutbacks in
make reductions in
whittle away
gash
splice
butcher
incise
put in words of one syllable
nick
slit
mitigate
modify
notch
separate
snick
get smaller
become smaller
shred
roll back
make simpler
snippet
tighten up
narrow down
grow smaller
break off
let up
phase out
step down
tail off
put down
rein back
soften
attenuate
put the brakes on
put a restriction on
put a limit on
abate
reduce greatly
get rid of
snip off
depress
saw off
adjust
remit
alleviate
deplete
cut into
impair
weaken
dent
dilute
commute
tonsure
disengage
make fewer
knock down
tone down
wind down
make less
turn down
cut down on
gather
take in
alter
cut into a bob
ebb
blunt
stifle
subdue
deaden
dial down
dull
dampen
take the edge off
damp
smother
devaluate
mute
allay
ease off
degrade
drop off
wane
decline
cushion
sink
slacken
peter out
contain
hinder
taper off
slow down
retard
slow
take the sting out
damp down
put a damper on
suppress
erode
stem
stay
muffle
calm
staunch
assuage
subside
cool
block
take down
stop
wear away
wear down
take the bite out
phase down
dam
discount
cheapen
ration
stanch
fade
repress
relax
couch
slump
make smaller
devalue
undervalue
relieve
qualify
still
mellow
squelch
deduct
tranquilize
US
mollify
dry up
trim back
soothe
placate
settle
quiet
tranquillise
UK
write down
write off
ratchet down
scale back
run low
die down
put the lid on
fall off
make less intense
put damper on
soft-pedal
palliate
undermine
sap
abase
disempower
fall
decay
recede
relent
break
do away with
degenerate
retrench on
plummet
plunge
subtract
deteriorate
demote
overcome
make weaker
bridle
disgrade
demerit
drive down
constrain
keep down
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
rationalize
US
minimalize
crumble
quash
rationalise
UK
die out
become less
die away
fall away
grow less
slacken off
buttress
quieten
cause to fall
ease up on
absorb
harsh
squash
droop
make less active
hold in check
soak up
get under control
keep in check
cleave
drain
waste
rebate
budget cut
tune down
roll down
trim away
dismember
evaporate
peter
calm down
lose edge
slack off
tail away
abscise
arrest
delay
shear off
remove surgically
hew off
cut away
detain
handicap
prevent
modulate
tame
stunt
decelerate
impede
extenuate
amortise
UK
whittle
cast down
temperate
hold up
stall
set back
obstruct
amortize
US
withstand
oppose
resist
balm
dulcify
keep back
mire
hamper
lag
retardate
regulate
loiter
postpone
procrastinate
embog
choke
reef
bring to a standstill
smooth down
cool off
interfere with
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
lose steam
let down flaps
get in the way of
bog down
keep waiting
anchor it
more ❯
“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
compress
fold
pout
crimp
squeeze
tuck
draw
ruck up
close
press
knot
line
press together
seam
pinch
constrict
swaddle
wrap
draw in
pleat
ruckle
shrivel
contort
distort
warp
deform
twist
misshape
torture
squinch
crunch
rimple
crush
squash
scrunch
mash
screw
ruck
crisp
ridge
crimple
prune up
wreathe
cover with lines
bedraggle
curl
dog-ear
double up
scallop
coil
wind
mark with lines
flute
groove
ruche
concertina
goffer
squeeze together
more ❯
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