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How to sign: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
"He shortened his trip due to illness";
Categories: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
Within this category: clip, foreshorten, syncopate, truncate
How to sign: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened";
Similiar / Same: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, contract, reduce, cut
Categories: decrease, lessen, minify
Within this category: bowdlerize, digest
How to sign: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel";
Similiar / Same: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
Categories: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
