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[ verb ] make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
Examples "He shortened his trip due to illness" Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)However , any oxygen nonequivalence would shorten either the already extremely short **f interlayer distance of 2.55 A or the non hydrogen_bonded **f interlayer interactions which are already quite short at 2.58 A . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)Thus , the Span of its ossification was shortened and the center 's ability to `` catch_up '' in ossification is demonstrated . |
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[ verb ] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms Examples "The manuscript must be shortened" Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)In the field of the natural_sciences , scientifically verified data are quite readily available and any discussion can be shortened with good results . (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Neither was Henrietta hoydenish like Jo , who frankly wished she were a boy and had deliberately shortened her name , which , like Henrietta 's , was the feminine form of a boy 's name . Related terms elaborate decrease condense bowdlerize cut condensation contraction abridger |
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[ verb ] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Synonyms Examples "bowdlerize a novel" Related terms abridge bowdlerization bowdlerization bowdler bowdlerisation |
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