Main entry: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Antonyms: lucubrate, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, enlarge, flesh out
Definition: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Main entry: shorten
Definition: become short or shorter
Usage: In winter, the days shorten
Antonyms: lengthen
Definition: become long or longer
Main entry: shorten
Definition: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
Usage: He shortened his trip due to illness
Antonyms: lengthen
Definition: make longer