Definition of Shorten

Verb

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  "bowdlerize a novel"
  bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate
• become short or shorter
  "In winter, the days shorten"
  
• make short or shorter
  "shorten the skirt"
  "shorten the rope by a few inches"
  
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  "The manuscript must be shortened"
  abridge foreshorten abbreviate cut contract reduce
• make shorter than originally intended
  reduce or retrench in length or duration
  "He shortened his trip due to illness"
  

Word games points for the Shorten

• Scrabble® score of the shorten (10)
• Word Chums® score of the shorten (11)
• Words With Friends® score of the shorten (10)

Unscramble shorten

243 unscramble word found using the letters shorten.

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