accourcir

Meaning

to shorten

Concepts

shorten

abbreviate

boil down

contract

epitomize

reduce

shrink

abridge

Opposite of

allonger

Synonyms

abréger

raccourcir

écourter

diminuer

limiter

abaisser

rogner

amoindrir

contracter

Translations

kısaltmak

abbreviare

συντομέυω

kürzen

acorchir

azaltmak

abreujar

accorciare

إخْتَصَرَ

abreviar

kürzer werden

kürzer machen

magern

συντομεύω

verringern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.kuʁ.siʁ/

Etymology

From Old French acorcier (“to shorten”); morphologically, from a- + court + -ir.