"overshorten" meaning in English

See overshorten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/ [US] Audio: en-us-overshorten.ogg , en-au-overshorten.ogg Forms: overshortens [present, singular, third-person], overshortening [participle, present], overshortened [participle, past], overshortened [past]
enPR: ō'vər.shôrʹtən [UK], ō'vər.shôrʹtən [US] Etymology: From over- + shorten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|shorten}} over- + shorten Head templates: {{en-verb}} overshorten (third-person singular simple present overshortens, present participle overshortening, simple past and past participle overshortened)
  1. (transitive) To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short. Tags: transitive Translations (to shorten too much): lyhentää liikaa (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short."
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