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Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:

shorten

(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ ) US:

Slow

Normal

Verb: shorten

1. shorten
Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration "He shortened his trip due to illness";	مختصر کرنا۔ کم کرنا۔ گھٹا دینا۔
2. shorten [ Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce]
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened";	خلاصہ کرنا۔
3. shorten
Make short or shorter "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches";	چہوٹا کرنا۔
4. shorten
Become short or shorter "In winter, the days shorten";	مختصر ہونا۔
5. shorten [ Synonyms: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate]
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate "bowdlerize a novel";	تحریف کرنا۔

Lexical Analysis

Antonyms:

expand, lengthen

Derived Words:

abbreviator, abridgement, abridger, bowdler, bowdlerisation, bowdleriser, bowdlerization, bowdlerizer, castration, contraction, expurgation, expurgator, shortener, shortening

Specific Words:

bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, clip, concentrate, condense, curtail, cut, cut short, digest, expurgate, foreshorten, shorten, syncopate, truncate

Generic Words:

abbreviate, abridge, alter, bring down, change, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, decrease, diminish, fall, foreshorten, lessen, minify, modify, reduce, shorten, trim, trim back, trim down

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