shorten

1. Make shorter than originally intended;
   Reduce or retrench in length or duration (synset 200317569)
   "He shortened his trip due to illness"
   causes: shorten - become short or shorter
   is a type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
   subtypes:

   • foreshorten - shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
   • clip, curtail, cut short - terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
   • syncopate - omit a sound or letter in a word
   • cut short, truncate - make shorter as if by cutting off
2. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (synset 200244786)
   "The manuscript must be shortened"
   is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
   subtypes:

   • bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
   • concentrate, condense, digest - make more concise
   same as: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce
   verb group: cut, edit, edit out - cut and assemble the components of
3. Make short or shorter (synset 200561970)
   "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes: cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
4. Become short or shorter (synset 200317295)
   "In winter, the days shorten"
   is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
5. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (synset 200201398)
   "bowdlerize a novel"
   is a type of: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   same as: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate

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