Abbreviate :
shkurtoj
Synonyms :
Shorten, Reduce, Cut, Contract, Condense, Compress, Abridge, Truncate, Pare down, Prune, Shrink, Telescope, Summarize, Abstract, Précis, Synopsize, Digest, Edit
Shorten, Reduce, Cut, Contract, Condense, Compress, Abridge, Truncate, Pare down, Prune, Shrink, Telescope, Summarize, Abstract, Précis, Synopsize, Digest, Edit
English Meaning :
(Verb : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)
(Verb : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)
Example : Europeans abbreviate dates in reverse, and doing it wrong could invalidate your card.
Europeans abbreviate dates in reverse, and doing it wrong could invalidate your card.
Cut back :
shkurtoj
Detruncate :
shkurtoj
Epitomize :
shkurtoj
Synonyms :
Embody, Encapsulate, Typify, Exemplify, Represent, Manifest, Symbolize, Illustrate, Sum up, Personify, Reify
Embody, Encapsulate, Typify, Exemplify, Represent, Manifest, Symbolize, Illustrate, Sum up, Personify, Reify
English Meaning :
(Verb : Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
(Verb : Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
Example : These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work.
These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work.
Retrench :
shkurtoj
Synonyms :
Economize, Cut back, Make cutbacks, Make savings, Make economies, Reduce expenditure, Be economical, Be frugal, Tighten one's belt
Economize, Cut back, Make cutbacks, Make savings, Make economies, Reduce expenditure, Be economical, Be frugal, Tighten one's belt
English Meaning :
(Verb : Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)
(Verb : Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)
Example : right-wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state
right-wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state
Shorten :
shkurtoj
Synonyms :
Make shorter, Reduce, Bowdlerize
Make shorter, Reduce, Bowdlerize
English Meaning :
(Verb : Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration)
(Verb : Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration)
Example : Skirts are observed to shorten in boom times and lengthen during recessions.
Skirts are observed to shorten in boom times and lengthen during recessions.
Word Example from TV Shows :
It will SHORTEN the war by five years
and save millions of lives.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7
It will SHORTEN the war by five years
and save millions of lives.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7
Truncate :
shkurtoj
Synonyms :
Shorten, Cut, Cut short, Curtail, Bring to an untimely end, Abbreviate, Condense, Reduce, Prune, Truncated
Shorten, Cut, Cut short, Curtail, Bring to an untimely end, Abbreviate, Condense, Reduce, Prune, Truncated
English Meaning :
(Verb : Replace a corner by a plane)
(Adjective : Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off)
(Verb : Replace a corner by a plane)
(Adjective : Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off)
Example : Convex, anteriorly truncate glabella tapers forward and is outlined by broad, shallow axial and preglabellar furrows.
Convex, anteriorly truncate glabella tapers forward and is outlined by broad, shallow axial and preglabellar furrows.
Whittle down :
shkurtoj
