shorten vs shorten

shorten and shorten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shorten	No	No	Yes	No
shorten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shorten is a hyponym of shorten; that is, shorten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shorten:

Other hyponyms of shorten include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, concentrate, condense, digest.

As verbs, shorten is a hypernym of shorten; that is, shorten is a word with a broader meaning than shorten:

Other hypernyms of shorten include abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce.

shorten (verb)	shorten (verb)
become short or shorter	become short or shorter
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration	make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
make short or shorter	make short or shorter