accorciare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abbreviate verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
• abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it 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

1. verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
2. verb To speak or write briefly.
3. verb To make something take less time than was planned.
4. verb To shorten a word or phrase into a shorter form that people can still recognise.

abridge — full definition

1. verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
2. verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
3. verb To make something shorter in length or time.
4. verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.

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