Adjoin and Shorten

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Adjoin verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

Usage example: after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words

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Shorten is an antonym for adjoin.

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.

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Adjoin is an antonym for shorten.

Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

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Shorten and Adjoin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adjoin/shorten

Adjoin & Shorten. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adjoin/shorten>.

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