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shortening
Overview of noun shortening
The noun shortening has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. shortening -- (fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods)
2. shortening -- (act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")
Overview of verb shorten
The verb shorten has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
2. (3) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
3. shorten -- (make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches")
4. shorten -- (become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten")
5. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten -- (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shortening
2 senses of shortening
Sense 1
shortening
=> edible fat
=> fat
=> lipid, lipide, lipoid
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
=> unit, building block
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> organic compound
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
shortening
=> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> change of magnitude
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun shortening
1 of 2 senses of shortening
Sense 2
shortening
=> abbreviation
=> cut, cutting, cutting off
=> contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
=> truncation
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shortening
2 senses of shortening
Sense 1
shortening
=> edible fat
Sense 2
shortening
=> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Antonyms of noun shortening
Member Holonyms of noun shortening
Substance Holonyms of noun shortening
Part Holonyms of noun shortening
Member Meronyms of noun shortening
Substance Meronyms of noun shortening
Part Meronyms of noun shortening
Meronyms of noun shortening
Holonyms of noun shortening
Attributes of noun shortening
Derived Forms of noun shortening
1 of 2 senses of shortening
Sense 2
shortening
RELATED TO>(verb) shorten#3
=> shorten
Domain of noun shortening
Domain Terms of noun shortening
Familiarity of noun shortening
shortening used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun shortening
2 senses of shortening
Sense 1
shortening
> edible fat
=> cracklings
=> lard
=> marbling
=> shortening
=> suet
=> drippings
=> vegetable oil, oil
Sense 2
shortening
> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> cut
=> moderation, mitigation
=> lowering
=> cutback
=> devaluation
=> devitalization, devitalisation
=> extenuation, mitigation, palliation
=> easing, easement, alleviation, relief
=> de-escalation
=> minimization, minimisation
=> depletion
=> shortening
=> shrinking
=> subtraction, deduction
=> deflation
=> discount, price reduction, deduction
=> rollback
=> weakening
=> depreciation
=> contraction
=> reverse split, reverse stock split, split down
=> amortization, amortisation
=> declassification
=> tax shelter, shelter
=> tax credit
Meronyms of noun shortening
2 senses of shortening
Sense 1
shortening
=> edible fat
=> fat
HAS SUBSTANCE: triglyceride
HAS PART: glyceride, acylglycerol
=> lipid, lipide, lipoid
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
HAS PART: chain, chemical chain
HAS PART: atom
HAS PART: elementary particle, fundamental particle
HAS PART: nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
HAS PART: group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
HAS PART: part, piece
Holonyms of noun shortening
Grep of noun shortening
shortening
Antonyms of verb shorten
2 of 5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
Antonym of lengthen (Sense 1)
=>lengthen
Sense 4
shorten
Antonym of lengthen (Sense 2)
=>lengthen
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shorten
5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
shorten
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
shorten
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 5
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shorten
3 of 5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
=> foreshorten
=> clip, curtail, cut short
=> syncopate
=> truncate, cut short
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> digest, condense, concentrate
Sense 3
shorten
=> cut
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shorten
5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 3
shorten
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
shorten
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sense 5
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
'Cause To' of verb shorten
1 of 5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
=> shorten
Derived Forms of verb shorten
3 of 5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
RELATED TO>(noun) shortener#1
=> shortener
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
RELATED TO>(noun) shortener#1
=> shortener
Sense 3
shorten
RELATED TO>(noun) shortener#1
=> shortener
RELATED TO>(noun) shortening#2
=> shortening
Domain of verb shorten
Domain Terms of verb shorten
Familiarity of verb shorten
shorten used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb shorten
5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
shorten
EX: They shorten their hair
Sense 4
shorten
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
EX: They won't shorten the story
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb shorten
5 senses of shorten
Sense 1
shorten
> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> shorten
=> quench
=> retrench
=> slash
=> thin out
=> thin
=> take away, detract
=> deflate
=> inflate
=> shave, knock off
Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 3
shorten
> change, alter, modify
=> awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
=> cause to sleep
=> affect
=> refresh, freshen, refreshen
=> inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
=> indispose
=> cry
=> etiolate
=> brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
=> convert
=> opalize, opalise
=> arterialize, arterialise
=> make, get
=> counterchange, transpose, interchange
=> vascularize, vascularise
=> decrepitate
=> suburbanize, suburbanise
=> revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn
=> etiolate
=> barbarize, barbarise
=> alkalinize, alkalinise
=> mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise
=> allegorize, allegorise
=> demythologize, demythologise
=> bring, land
=> coarsen
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> alchemize, alchemise
=> alcoholize, alcoholise
=> shape, form
=> round off, round down, round out, round
=> suspend
=> sober
=> reconstruct
=> increase
=> ease up, ease off, let up
=> assimilate
=> dissimilate
=> commute, convert, exchange
=> vitalize, vitalise
=> unclutter, clear
=> activate
=> activate
=> activate, aerate
=> activate
=> inactivate, deactivate
=> deaden, blunt
=> remodel, reconstruct, redo
=> edit, redact
=> edit, cut, edit out
=> tame, chasten, subdue
=> chasten, moderate, temper
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
=> wet
=> dry, dry out
=> lubricate
=> strengthen, beef up, fortify
=> spike, lace, fortify
=> weaken
=> blunt
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> unite, unify, merge
=> age
=> ripen, mature
=> antique, antiquate
=> antiquate
=> develop, make grow
=> soften
=> damage
=> ossify
=> acerbate
=> stabilize, stabilise
=> destabilize, destabilise
=> sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> habituate, accustom
=> disorder, disarray
=> discolor
=> color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
=> stain
=> hue
=> uglify
=> untune
=> adjust, set, correct
=> set
=> disqualify, unfit, indispose
=> domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
=> widen
=> dehydrogenate
=> hydrogenate
=> oxygenize, oxygenise
=> darken
=> brighten, lighten up, lighten
=> blur, blear
=> obscure, bedim, overcloud
=> obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
=> cook
=> slenderize, slenderise
=> crack
=> dissolve, dismiss
=> end, terminate
=> demist, defog
=> condense, concentrate, contract
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, heat up
=> warm
=> boil
=> freeze
=> blister
=> switch, change over, shift
=> transpose
=> convert, change over
=> transform
=> transform
=> transform
=> transmute
=> transform, transmute, transubstantiate
=> ash
=> translate, transform
=> reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
=> convert
=> Islamize, Islamise
=> turn back, invert, reverse
=> invert
=> customize, customise
=> personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise
=> depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify
=> sharpen
=> flatten, drop
=> disintegrate
=> magnetize, magnetise
=> demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss
=> simplify
=> complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
=> refine
=> complicate, perplex
=> supercharge, pressurize, pressurise
=> centralize, centralise, concentrate
=> decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
=> socialize, socialise
=> fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
=> internationalize, internationalise
=> communize, communise, bolshevize, bolshevise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> bestialize, bestialise
=> Americanize, Americanise
=> Frenchify
=> civilize, civilise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> denationalize, denationalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> even, even out
=> equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
=> stiffen
=> loosen, loose
=> tighten, fasten
=> transitivize, transitivise
=> detransitivize, detransitivise, intransitivize, intransitivise
=> thicken, inspissate
=> full
=> diversify
=> deaden
=> check, retard, delay
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise
=> solvate
=> dissolve
=> validate
=> invalidate, void, vitiate
=> empty
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> saturate
=> clot, coagulate
=> louden
=> normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise
=> morph
=> neutralize, neutralise
=> commercialize, commercialise, market
=> purify, purge, sanctify
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> automatize, automatise, automate
=> automatize, automatise
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> harmonize, harmonise, chord
=> polarize, polarise
=> glorify
=> contaminate
=> devalue
=> insulate
=> calcify
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> emulsify
=> demulsify
=> decarboxylate
=> nazify
=> fertilize, fecundate, fertilise
=> clarify
=> embrittle
=> mark
=> barb
=> nick
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> enable
=> de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress
=> tender, tenderize, tenderise
=> charge
=> sweeten
=> iodinate
=> ionate
=> archaize, archaise
=> inform
=> officialize, officialise
=> occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise
=> orientalize, orientalise
=> acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
=> achromatize, achromatise
=> parallel, collimate
=> camp
=> classicize, classicise
=> conventionalize, conventionalise
=> decimalize, decimalise
=> dizzy
=> poison, envenom
=> exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify
=> glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise
=> introvert
=> laicize, laicise
=> politicize, politicise
=> radicalize
=> proof
=> romanticize, romanticise
=> rusticate
=> sauce
=> shallow, shoal
=> tense
=> steepen
=> scramble
=> unscramble
=> unsex
=> vitrify
=> pall
=> saponify
=> extend, expand
=> suspend, set aside
=> muddy
=> transform
=> lift, raise, elevate
=> harshen
=> dinge
=> demonize, demonise
=> devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise
=> etherealize, etherialise
=> immaterialize, immaterialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantialise
=> animize, animise, animate
=> clear
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> rarefy, sublimate, subtilize
=> volatilize, volatilise
=> uniformize, uniformise
=> symmetrize, symmetrise
=> immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise
=> denature
=> denature
=> denature
=> sanitize, sanitise
=> verbify
=> shift
=> sputter
=> draw
=> make
=> dope
=> prostrate
=> excite
=> excite, energize, energise
=> shake
=> outmode
=> spice, spice up
=> shorten
=> think
=> make
=> deflate
=> inflate
=> reflate
=> digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise
=> gelatinize, gelatinise
=> recombine
=> feminize, feminise, effeminize, erreminise, womanize
=> masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise
=> masculinize
=> disharmonize, dissonate
=> sexualize, sexualise
=> schematize, schematise
=> patent
=> constitutionalize, constitutionalise
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> plasticize, plasticise
=> rarefy
=> paganize, paganise
=> incandesce
=> deaminate, deaminize
=> angulate
=> circularize
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> depolarize, depolarise
=> intensify
=> isomerize, isomerise
=> legitimate
=> evaporate, vaporise
=> industrialize, industrialise
=> opacify
=> opsonize
=> militarize, militarise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> recommend
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> solemnize, solemnise
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> transaminate
=> transfigure, glorify, spiritualize
=> unsanctify
=> vesiculate
=> visualize, visualise
=> variegate
=> ventilate
=> vivify
=> vulgarise, vulgarize
=> supple
=> professionalize, professionalise
=> smut
=> still
=> weaponize
=> eroticize, sex up
=> piggyback
=> confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
=> confuse
=> tone down, moderate, tame
=> obfuscate
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> mince, soften, moderate
=> militarize, militarise
=> break down, crush
=> fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
=> touch, disturb
=> dull
=> dull, blunt
=> sharpen
=> coarsen
=> loosen
=> untie, undo, loosen
=> barb
=> string
=> straighten, straighten out
=> bring
=> mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
=> charge
=> put
=> clean, make clean
=> dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
=> lower, depress
=> deform
=> break, break up
=> alter
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
=> humanize, humanise
=> humble
=> estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect
=> right
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> deodorize, deodorise, deodourise
=> develop
=> blur
=> blind
=> change intensity
=> change taste
=> capture
=> lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
=> restore, reinstate, reestablish
=> liberalize, liberalise
=> right, compensate, redress, correct
=> democratize, democratise
=> neutralize
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
=> relax, loosen
=> unite, unify
=> flocculate
=> turn
=> make possible
=> cohere
Sense 4
shorten
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Sense 5
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> digest, condense, concentrate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shorten
Sense 1
shorten
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
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Sense 2
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 3
shorten
=> change, alter, modify
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Sense 4
shorten
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 5
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
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Grep of verb shorten
foreshorten
shorten
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