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The verb for short is shorten.
Other verbs are shortens, shortening and shortened.

Some example sentences are:
"I shortened my hair".
"Each cigarette shortens your life by 2 years".
"I am thinking of shortening my beard".
"He shortened the rope".

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The verb form of "short" is "shorten."

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