Definition of Shorten

Verb

  • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    "bowdlerize a novel"
  • 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"
  • make shorter than originally intended
    reduce or retrench in length or duration
    "He shortened his trip due to illness"
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Word games points for the Shorten

  • Scrabble® score of the shorten (10)
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Unscramble shorten

243 unscramble word found using the letters shorten.
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