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Definition of shorten

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Shorten (a.) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc..

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Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To contract; to shorten.

Della Crusca :: Della Crusca () A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conserving the purity of the Italian language..

Pa :: Pa (n.) A shortened form of Papa.

Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle..

Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..

Al- :: Al- (A prefix.) To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

Shorten :: Shorten (a.) To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.

Unfalcated :: Unfalcated (a.) Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished..

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..

Roll :: Roll (v.) A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself..

Shortened / :: Shortened / (imp. & p. p.) of Shorte.

Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road..

Detuncate :: Detuncate (v. t.) To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off.

Shortening :: Shortening (n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc..

Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..

Alcohate :: Alcohate (n.) Shortened forms of Alcoholate.

Aphetic :: Aphetic (a.) Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form..

Foreshortening :: Foreshortening (n.) Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.

Aphetize :: Aphetize (v. t.) To shorten by aphesis.

Quicken :: Quicken (a.) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced..