shorten Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːrtṇ; ˈʃɔːtṇ/Translate shorten | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of shortenvt [skirt/sleeves] acortar; [text/report] acortar, abreviarshorten in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shorten in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shorten in the US English dictionary