DICTOMETER

SHORTENING

(shorten, shortening, abreviar, forkorte)

1. Synonyms:
   • Shortening
   Definitions:
   • fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shortening
   Definitions:
   • act of decreasing in length
   Examples:
   • The dress needs shortening
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Shorten
   Definitions:
   • make shorter than originally intended
   • reduce or retrench in length or duration
   Examples:
   • He shortened his trip due to illness
   Antonyms:
   lengthen
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Abridge
   • Foreshorten
   • Abbreviate
   • Shorten
   • Cut
   • Contract
   • Reduce
   Definitions:
   • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   Examples:
   • The manuscript must be shortened
   Antonyms:
   lengthen
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Shorten
   Definitions:
   • make short or shorter
   Examples:
   • Shorten the skirt
   • Shorten the rope by a few inches
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Shorten
   Definitions:
   • become short or shorter
   Examples:
   • In winter, the days shorten
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Bowdlerize
   • Bowdlerise
   • Expurgate
   • Castrate
   • Shorten
   Definitions:
   • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
   Examples:
   • Bowdlerize a novel