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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to shorten:   (43 results)

Synonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, contract, cut, expurgate, foreshorten, reduce

More general:
abbreviate, abridge, alter, change, contract, cut, decrease, diminish, fall, foreshorten, lessen, minify, reduce

Appears in the definition of:
abbreviate, bob, cut, dock, foreshorten, hospitalization, school term, tail

More specific:
bowdlerise, bowdlerize, clip, concentrate, condense, curtail, cut, cut short, expurgate, foreshorten, syncopate

Antonyms:
lengthen

Often used in the same context:
shock



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