shortened

short·en  (shôrtn)

v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens

v.tr.

1. To make short or shorter.

2. Nautical To take in (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind, thereby reducing speed.

3. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.

4. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

v.intr.

To become short or shorter.

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shorten·er n.

Synonyms: shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, truncate
These verbs mean to diminish the length, duration, or extent of by or as if by cutting: vices that will shorten your life; abbreviated the speech; abridging the citizens' rights; curtailed their visit; truncated the conversation.

Antonym: lengthen

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shortened - cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use" sawed-off, sawn-off short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
	2.	shortened - cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" truncated, abbreviated short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
	3.	shortened - shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream" telescoped short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
	4.	shortened - with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" cut abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"