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