Meaning of SHORTEN in Tamil

Use in sentences of சுருக்கவும்

Meaning of SHORTEN in English

• To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
• To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.
• To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.
• To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like.
• To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.

Synonyms of ‘சுருக்கவும்’

• சுருக்கு
  SHORTEN, REDUCE, CONDENSE, SIMPLIFY, NOOSE, DIMINISH,
• குறை
  SHORTCOMING, DEFECT, DETRACT, BRING DOWN, ALLEVIATE, SHORTEN,

Antonyms of ‘சுருக்கவும்’

• EXPAND
• LENGTHEN

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