ಅರ್ಥ : Make shorter than originally intended. Reduce or retrench in length or duration.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
He shortened his trip due to illness.
ಅರ್ಥ : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The manuscript must be shortened.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce
ಅರ್ಥ : Make short or shorter.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Shorten the skirt.
Shorten the rope by a few inches.
ಅರ್ಥ : Become short or shorter.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
In winter, the days shorten.
ಅರ್ಥ : Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Bowdlerize a novel.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate