Shorten (IPA: /ˈʃɔɹtən/)
| Shorten (a.) |
To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. |
| 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. |
| Shorten (a.) |
To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of. |
| Shorten (a.) |
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like. |
| Shorten (v. i.) |
To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold. |
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Family name |
| Shorten Synonyms |
Cut, Contract, Foreshorten, Abbreviate, Abridge, Reduce |
| Shorten Synonyms |
Expurgate, Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Castrate |
Shorten Rhymes
Borten, Borton, Corten, Dorton, Forton, Gorton, Horten, Horton, Korten, Lorton, Morten, Morton, Norton, Orten, Orton, Shorten, Thorton, Warton, Wharton, Whorton |
Mcnorton, Throgmorton |
| Shorten (Last Name / Surname) |
Shorten is the #31,790 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 726 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Shorten in Spanish is Acortar |
| Tagalog Translation |
Shorten in Tagalog is Paikliin |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Fronting on me will shorten your life-span." - 50 Cent |
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