Definition of "shortened" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of shorten. (verb)

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• "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened_. ""
• "After serving a quarter of his sentence, Katsav could become eligible for short furloughs and even apply to have his term shortened."
• "Only in the sixth edition published in 1872 was the title shortened to exclude the “on” as a capitulation to reality since so many people by that point had already been misquoting the title."