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English Definition
    verb
  1. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened"
  2. abbreviate: shorten "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Translation
Dutch bekorten, inkorten, inkrimpen, korten, verkorten, afkorten
French abrйgent, abrйger, abbrйger
German abkьrzen
Greek συντομεύω
Italianabbrevi
Latinimminuare
Malay memendekkan --kki . menyingkat. he abbreviates a great deal in his memos Ia menyingkat banyak dalam catatan - catatannya., kkt menyingkatkan
Norwegian forkorte
Polish skrócić
Portuguese abreviais
Russian сокращать
Serbian skratiti, potkratiti
Spanish abreviar, acortar, simplificar, abreviamos