nld: verkorten

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Meaning
means	(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" concentrate, digest, condense
means	(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" castrate, expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize
means	(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" shorten