shorten vs digest
digest vs shortenshorten is not a noun while digest is a noun.
shorten and digest both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shorten | No | No | Yes | No |
| digest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
digest is a hyponym of
shorten; that is, digest is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
shorten:
- shorten: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- digest: make more concise
Other hyponyms of shorten include
bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten, concentrate, condense.
| shorten (noun) | digest (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) | |
| a periodical that summarizes the news |
| shorten (verb) | digest (verb) |
|---|---|
| become short or shorter | make more concise |
| make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration | systematize, as by classifying and summarizing |
| reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | become assimilated into the body |
| edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture |
| make short or shorter | soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture |
| arrange and integrate in the mind | |
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
| convert food into absorbable substances |
Words related to "shorten"
- abbreviate
- abridge
- alter
- bowdlerise
- bowdlerize
- bring down
- castrate
- change
- clip
- concentrate
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut short
- decrease
- digest
- diminish
- edit
- edit out
- expurgate
- fall
- foreshorten
- lengthen
- lessen
- minify
- modify
- reduce
- shorten
- shortener
- shortening
- syncopate
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
- truncate
Words related to "digest"
- abbreviate
- abide
- abridge
- accept
- allow
- apprehend
- bear
- bear up
- break down
- break up
- brook
- capsule
- capsulise
- capsulize
- change
- collection
- compass
- compendium
- compilation
- comprehend
- concentrate
- condense
- consume
- contract
- countenance
- cut
- decompose
- dig
- digest
- digester
- digestible
- digestion
- digestive
- disintegrate
- encapsulate
- endure
- foreshorten
- get the picture
- grasp
- grok
- have
- hold still for
- ingest
- let
- live with
- metabolise
- metabolize
- pay
- periodical
- permit
- predigest
- process
- put up
- reduce
- savvy
- shorten
- sit out
- stand
- stand for
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- support
- swallow
- systematise
- systematize
- systemise
- systemize
- take
- take a joke
- take in
- take lying down
- telescope
- tolerate
- treat
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