Overshorten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overshorten is a verb meaning (transitive) To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
Meaning
(transitive) To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
Example Sentences
This plant has only a certain capacity for daylight, and to overshorten the nights would injure it.
Word Forms
- overshortens
- overshortening
- overshortened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underlengthen, overshrink, foreshorten, overcut, short, abridge.
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