Shorten
WordNet
verb
(1) Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"Bowdlerize a novel"
(2) Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
(3) Become short or shorter
"In winter, the days shorten"
(4) Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
"He shortened his trip due to illness"
(5) Make short or shorter
"Shorten the skirt"
"Shorten the rope by a few inches"
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