shorten

Meanings

• make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
  • "He shortened his trip due to illness"
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • "The manuscript must be shortened"
• make short or shorter
  • "shorten the skirt"
  • "shorten the rope by a few inches"
• become short or shorter
  • "In winter, the days shorten"
• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, contract, cut, expurgate, foreshorten, reduce