(פ') לקצר; להתקצר; להקטין, לצמצם

v. make shorter, abbreviate, cut, truncate; become shorter; add shortening, add butter or other fat

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Verb
1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
(antonym) lengthen
(hypernym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(hyponym) foreshorten
(derivation) shortener
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) shortener
3. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) cut
(derivation) shortener
4. become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
(antonym) lengthen
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
(synonym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
(hypernym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce

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Czas. skracać; skracać się