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Shortened vs Epitomized - What's the difference?

shortened | epitomized |

As verbs the difference between shortened and epitomized

is that shortened is (shorten) while epitomized is (epitomize).

shortened

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shorten)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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

    epitomized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (epitomize)

  • 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