Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase shorten by a letter or two.
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1. abbreviate
 2. truncate
3. condense
4. reduce
5. abridge
6. foreshorten
7. shorten
8. compress
9. decrease
10. downsize
 11. moderate
12. pare down
13. scale down
14. shrink
15. shrinke
16. slim down
17. compactify
18. constrict
19. depress
20. lessen
 21. lower
22. narrow
23. scale back
24. shallow
25. short
26. skinny
27. taper
28. taper off
29. thin out
30. acervate
 31. amain
32. cool down
33. cool off
34. detruncate
35. dispell
36. downconvert

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