shorten (
http://definr.com/shorten)
v 1: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in
length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to
illness" [ant:
lengthen]
2: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn:
abridge,
foreshorten,
abbreviate,
cut,
contract,
reduce]
3: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the
rope by a few inches"
4: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" [ant:
lengthen]
5: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
"bowdlerize a novel" [syn:
bowdlerize,
bowdlerise,
expurgate]