shorten

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Synonyms: shorter, shotten, shorted, shorte, chorten, horten

Antonyms: shorter, shotten, shorted, shorte, chorten, horten

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[shorter]]; to [[abbreviate]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become shorter.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[short]] or [[friable]], as [[pastry]], with [[butter]], [[lard]], etc.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[reduce]] or [[diminish]] in amount, quantity, or extent; to [[lessen]].
6. {{lb|en|baking|of pastries|transitive}} To make [[crumbly]].
7. {{lb|en|nautical|transitive}} To take in the [[slack]] of (a rope).
8. {{lb|en|nautical|transitive}} To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
9. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} to dress (a baby) in a short (rather than long) gown

Proper noun

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