overshorten

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ shorten. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ō'vər.shôrʹtən, IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən/ (US) enPR: ō'vər.shôrʹtən, IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/ === Verb === overshorten (third-person singular simple present overshortens, present participle overshortening, simple past and past participle overshortened) (transitive) To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short. ==== Translations ====