over-shortenv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈʃɔːtn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈʃɔrt(ə)n/

Forms: see over- prefix and shorten v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, shorten v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + shorten v.

rare.

transitive. To shorten too much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > curtail > excessively

over-shorten1642

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. xxi. 353 To maintain his just Prerogative, that as it be not outstretched, so it may not be overshortned.

1955 W. Telfer Cyril of Jerusalem & Nemesius of Emesa 439 We may suspect that Nemesius has here overshortened his borrowed argument.

2001 Ob Gyn News (Nexis) 1 May 18 To avoid over-shortening the vagina..Dr. W Glenn Hurt..advised incising the vaginal apex at the level of the vaginal portico.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-shorten
释义	over-shortenv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃɔːtn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃɔrt(ə)n/ Forms: see over- prefix and shorten v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, shorten v. Etymology: < over- prefix + shorten v. rare. transitive. To shorten too much. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > curtail > excessively over-shorten1642 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. xxi. 353 To maintain his just Prerogative, that as it be not outstretched, so it may not be overshortned. 1955 W. Telfer Cyril of Jerusalem & Nemesius of Emesa 439 We may suspect that Nemesius has here overshortened his borrowed argument. 2001 Ob Gyn News (Nexis) 1 May 18 To avoid over-shortening the vagina..Dr. W Glenn Hurt..advised incising the vaginal apex at the level of the vaginal portico. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1642
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