Đồng nghĩa của shortens

Alternative for shortens

shortens, shortened, shortening

Trái nghĩa: lengthen,

Động từ

Make or become shorter
abbreviates abridges curtails cuts decreases diminishes docks reduces trims lessens truncates condenses contracts shrinks compresses prunes clips synopsizes crops cuts down elides makes shorter syncopates downsizes dwindles bobs chops cuts back cuts short edits excerpts gets shorter lops minimises minimizes pares down retrenches slashes snips takes up telescopes blues pencil boils down turns up cuts to the bone puts in a nutshell makes a long story short summarizes abstracts summarises digests epitomizes pares epitomises shears encapsulates outlines shaves cuts off lops off sums up narrows nips polls removes recaps lowers constricts concentrates summates recapitulates detaches reprises briefs pollards takes off slims down minifies mows inventories sums wraps up chops off hacks off restricts limits skims whittles down capsules draws in gives a summary of curbs capsulizes tops severs compacts drops skives moderates gets to meat closes in gives a precis of gives a synopsis of tightens gets darker gives the main points of consolidates restrains shrivels deflates rounds down amputates reins in abates holds back sketches detruncates slices reins back hews puts in nutshell barbers fleeces axes downscales gets to the meat marks down gives an abstract of compiles tempers eases gives an outline of cuts shorter runs down gives main points runs through shaves off brings down de-escalates cuts back on gives the gist of evens up trims off nips off conflates foreshortens disconnects slims zips dispenses with delivers a blow to expurgates bowdlerizes dissevers squeezes aborts hacks bowdlerises withers makes smaller stops short checks economizes economises cuts out takes out neatens shapes wastes away constringes scrimps saws captures gives a digest of thins marks off decapitates records expresses excises makes a outline of reviews writes a summary of reams grooms slices off clips off controls inhibits cramps tightens up halts reduces greatly puts down creams coppices shifts accents modifies stresses swings plays tidies up breaks off nutshells chops down rehashes ciphers retrogrades rolls back eliminates deletes omits confines thins out trims down eases up on decrements cyphers files off scrapes off puts the brakes on puts a restriction on puts a limit on cuts to bone gashes depreciates tapers quells incises goes over makes a summary of gives a rundown of slits nicks snicks separates notches makes cutbacks in whittles away makes reductions in shreds lightens lets up steps down tails off phases out snips off depresses cuts into depletes weakens impairs alters gathers dents dilutes tones down cuts down on turns down winds down knocks down makes less makes fewer tonsures takes in disengages cuts into a bob

Động từ

To reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one

Động từ

To render comprehensible or understandable
makes simpler abridges makes easier makes straightforward reduces to the bare bones simplifies streamlines clarifies interprets elucidates explains illustrates illuminates demonstrates construes unriddles explicates expounds demystifies spells out clears up gets across cleans it up deciphers analyses breaks down cuts down facilitates puts one straight cleans up makes plain makes easy boils down lets sunlight in hits the high spots orders makes perfectly clear disinvolves breaks it down draws a picture analyzes reduces gets down to basics chastens makes clear cuts the frills lays out lets daylight in gets to the meat unscrambles puts in a nutshell unfolds describes unravels defines decodes untangles reveals translates glosses enlightens throws light on points out shows annotates delineates discloses comments on tells sheds light on puts in plain English goes into detail puts across resolves renders develops clears enucleates expands exemplifies characterizes specifies details experimented with makes explicit educates sorts out diagrams characterises uncovers exposes straightens out gives the details of runs over fleshes out makes obvious draws a picture of discourses comments summarizes sets forth emphasizes gives a commentary on expands on talks about explains in simple terms clues in throws light upon justifies fills someone in draws a map of paraphrases allegorizes emphasises summarises marks proclaims rewords edifies sums up brings home rephrases dilates criticizes expatiates appraises amplifies points up gets over enunciates defogs sets the scene sheds light spells it out reports briefs puts in plain words gives an explanation of guides declares discusses puts into words communicates exhibits teaches lays bare disentangles makes intelligible paints a picture expresses in words illumines rationalizes works out criticises converts expresses rationalises instructs informs settles restates recasts casts light on gives insight gives insight into puts in the picture formulates runs down tells why enlarges upon explicitizes puts into plain English gives the big picture highlights metaphrases transposes proves sheds clears the air gets something straight makes simple clears the air about states in layman's language does into expounds on makes see daylight straightens up

Động từ

To shorten (clothes or fabric)

Trái nghĩa của shortens

shortens Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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