SHORTEN

• (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

  "bowdlerize a novel"

  synonyms : bowdlerise , bowdlerize , castrate , expurgate

  The editor was asked to bowdlerize the novel. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

  "The manuscript must be shortened"

  synonyms : abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce

  The President's speech has to be abbreviated before it can be published. -added by geeta_inlas

  
  -tagged by learner_md
  Can someone please give me the abridged editions of these fat books??

• (verb) become short or shorter

  "In winter, the days shorten"

• (verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

  "He shortened his trip due to illness"

• (verb) make short or shorter

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

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