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