shorten#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def make shorter than originally intended
def reduce or retrench in length or duration
examples He shortened his trip due to illness
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Cause shorten
Hypernym reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Derivationally related form shorten → shortener
Antonym shorten → lengthen
Hyponym foreshorten; clip, curtail, cut short; syncopate; truncate, cut short
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Derivationally related form shortener → shorten
Hypernym foreshorten; clip, curtail, cut short; syncopate; truncate, cut short
Antonym lengthen → shorten
Hyponym reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

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