SHORTEN — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
shorten
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
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- Bowdlerize a novel.
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
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- The manuscript must be shortened.
Become short or shorter.
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- In winter, the days shorten.
Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration.
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- He shortened his trip due to illness.
Make short or shorter.
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- Shorten the skirt.
- Shorten the rope by a few inches.
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