inflate vs shorten

inflate

verb
  • To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. 

  • To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally 

  • To swell; to puff up. 

  • To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). 

shorten

verb
  • To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen. 

  • To take in the slack of (a rope). 

  • To reduce (sail) by taking it in. 

  • To become shorter. 

  • To make shorter; to abbreviate. 

  • To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc. 

  • To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of). 

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