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Verbs (3)

v. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

v. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"

v. become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"

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Fuzzynyms (13)

v. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

v. free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified"

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

v. remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

v. rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

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Antonyms (3)

v. make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

v. become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"

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