ridurre meaning in English — abate, abridge, close

English meaning

abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
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.
decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
prune noun A dried plum.
reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.

ridurre is used for these senses in English:

abate To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]
abridge (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
boil down (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
crop (transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
prune (transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

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.

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