shorten#9 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def make short or shorter
examples shorten the skirt
shorten the rope by a few inches
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym change, alter, modify
Derivationally related form shorten → shortener; shorten → shortening
Hyponym cut
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Derivationally related form shortening → shorten; shortener → shorten
Hyponym change, alter, modify
Hypernym cut

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