MeanOF

shorten

- verb (v)

Meaning: diminish, decrease

Synonyms: abbreviate abridge blue pencil bob boil down chop clip compress condense contract curtail cut cut back cut down cut to the bone dock edit elide excerpt lessen lop make a long story short minimize put in a nutshell reduce retrench shrink slash snip trim

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