Meaning of overshorten | Babel Free
/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
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.