Shorten | Mean of shorten in English Dictionary

/ˈʃoɚtn̩/

• Verb
• to become shorter
1. The days have begun to shorten. [=last for a smaller amount of time]
• to make (something) shorter
1. shorten a pair of pants
2. He had to shorten the speech.
3. Not changing the oil regularly will shorten the life of the engine. [=will cause the engine to fail sooner]
4. “Franklin D. Roosevelt” is often shortened to “FDR.”