kürzen
- (transitive, weak) to shorten
- (transitive, weak) to abbreviate
- (weak) to abridge
- (weak) to cancel (a fraction, equation or term)
Opposite of
erweitern
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʏʁtsən/
Etymology
Deadjectival from kurz.
abbreviate
make smaller
boil away
stutzen
kürzer machen
ermäßigen
zurechtstutzen
zurückschneiden
sicheln
absicheln
zurückstutzen
zusammenstreichen
dünn werden
wegstreichen
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