accorciare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviate verb To shorten by omitting parts or details.
- abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
- close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
- crop noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
- prune noun A dried plum.
- shorten verb To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
accorciare is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviate (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- abridge (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
- close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- crop (transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
- prune (transitive, figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
- shorten (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
- take up (transitive, sewing) To shorten (a garment), especially by hemming.
- trim (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
abbreviate — full definition
- verb To shorten by omitting parts or details.
- verb To speak or write in a brief manner.
- verb To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
- verb To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
abridge — full definition
- verb To deprive; to cut off.
- verb To debar from.
- verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.