ita: abbreviare

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Meaning
means	(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" concentrate, digest, condense
means	(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" castrate, expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize
means	(verb) become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" shorten
means	(verb) shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" abbreviate
means	(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" trim, cut down, cut, cut back, reduce, trim back, trim down, bring down
means	(verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" cut short, curtail, clip
means	(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" shorten
means	(verb) make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" truncate, cut short
means	(verb) cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" reduce, boil down, concentrate
means	(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" reduce, shrink