shorten
v.
1510s, "make shorter;" 1560s, "grow shorter," from short, adj. + -en(1); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from Old English sceortian "to grow short, become short; run short, fail," gescyrtan "to make short."
| 词汇 | shorten |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary shorten v. 1510s, "make shorter;" 1560s, "grow shorter," from short, adj. + -en(1); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from Old English sceortian "to grow short, become short; run short, fail," gescyrtan "to make short." |
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