shortens
Makes more brief
Shortens is the third-person singular form of shorten, meaning to make or become less in length, duration, or extent.
A tailor shortens a hem.
Days shorten as winter approaches.
The new route shortens my commute by ten minutes.
To shorten odds is to make an outcome seem more likely.
Remove unnecessary elements
- clarifyMake something understandable
- distillPurify through vaporization
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- refineRemove impurities from
prune · pare down · trim · strip down · declutter · clean up · cut · edit
Shortened word form
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
truncation · clip · crop · curtail · compress · condensation · synopsis · summary
decrease
Become or make smaller
trim · cut · pare · prune · curtail · downsize · minimize · contract · narrow · constrict
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
refine · prune · pare down · trim · strip down · declutter · clean up · cut · edit · tighten
abbreviation
Shortened word form
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
contraction · truncation · clip · crop · curtail · compress · condensation · synopsis · summary · outline
concentrate
Reduced, potent form
evaporate · distill · dehydrate · compress · extract · coagulate · solidify · crystallize · precipitate · intensify
tightens
Makes less loose
constricts · tenses · flexes · cramps · spasms · clenches · retracts · withdraws · compresses · cinches
- shorter daysReduced sunlit hours
- shortest dayYear's minimum daylight
- shortest month
- shortest routeMinimum-distance trajectory
- shortest pathLeast-distance connection between nodes
- one leg shorter
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