അർത്ഥം : Make shorter than originally intended. Reduce or retrench in length or duration.
ഉദാഹരണം :
He shortened his trip due to illness.
അർത്ഥം : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
ഉദാഹരണം :
The manuscript must be shortened.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce
അർത്ഥം : Make short or shorter.
ഉദാഹരണം :
Shorten the skirt.
Shorten the rope by a few inches.
അർത്ഥം : Become short or shorter.
ഉദാഹരണം :
In winter, the days shorten.
അർത്ഥം : Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
ഉദാഹരണം :
Bowdlerize a novel.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate