shorten

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To make shorter; to abbreviate.
2. 2
   To become shorter.
3. 3
   To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
4. 4
   To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
5. 5
   To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
6. 6
   To make crumbly.
7. 7
   To take in the slack of (a rope).
8. 8
   To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
9. 9
   to dress (a baby) in a short (rather than long) gown

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.