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Shorten vs Epitomize - What's the difference?

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Shorten is a related term of epitomize.


As verbs the difference between shorten and epitomize

is that shorten is to make shorter; to abbreviate while epitomize is to make an epitome of.

shorten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  • * 1877 , (Anna Sewell), (Black Beauty) Chapter 22[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Black_Beauty/22]
    • York came round to our heads and shortened the rein himself, one hole I think; every little makes a difference, be it for better or worse, and that day we had a steep hill to go up.
  • To become shorter.
  • To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  • * Dryden
    • Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears.
  • To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
  • To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
    • to shorten an allowance of food
  • * Dryden
    • Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain.
  • (nautical) To take in the slack of (a rope).
  • (nautical) To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

    • Synonyms

    * See also .

    Antonyms

    * lengthen

    Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs

    epitomize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * epitomise

    Verb

    (epitomiz)
  • To make an epitome of.
  • To be an epitome of.
  • * 1997 , Michael Moortgat, Categorial Type Logics'', in ''Handbook of Logic and Language , ed. J. van Benthem and A. ter Meulen, p. 99
    • The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.

    Synonyms

    * sum up

    Derived terms

    * epitomizer * epitomization * epitomistic