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shorten

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shorten/ˈʃɔːtn/

▶verb

1 make or become shorter.

2 Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread).

'shorten' also found in these Oxford entries:

abbreviate - abridge - contract - fingerboard - jumper - pachytene - reef - scut - sheepshank - short circuit - syncopate - truncate - turn - upset

Forum discussions with the word(s) "shorten" in the title:

"shorten the/your hand/arm !
how can I shorten this sentence?
I feel my life span shorten
Shorten
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shorten the distance between (the) city and (the) countrysid
Shorten up on the beer
shorten words meanings: hmm ...
To shorten it/ To cut it short/To abbreviate it?
Using apostrophe to shorten "John is" to "John's"
You're shorten

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