shorten
verb/ˈʃɔrtən/
Frequency rank: #8,795 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to make something shorter in length or duration.
Example sentence
You should shorten your essay because it is too long for the assignment.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 8,701–8,800
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