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Meaning of overshorten | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən

Definitions

To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.

transitive

Examples

“This plant has only a certain capacity for daylight, and to overshorten the nights would injure it.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

overshortened overshortening overshortens overshot overshow overshowed

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