ukr: скорочувати

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/ukr/%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8

Meaning
means	(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" shorten
means	(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" castrate, expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize
means	(verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit pare, pare down