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Shortens

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Definition

The word 'shortens' means to make something shorter or to become shorter.

Synonyms & similar words

abridge reduce castrate lengthen bowdlerize expand foreshorten abbreviate expurgate cut contract shorten bowdlerise reduces decreases diminishes lessens narrows shrinks abridges compresses contracts curtails cuts abbreviates condenses trims retrenches simplifies

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