rus: сократить

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Meaning
means	(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff" lessen, minify, decrease
means	(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" shorten
means	(verb) dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" lay off, furlough
means	(verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit pare, pare down
means	(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" reduce, shrink
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 scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" cut
means	(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" castrate, expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize
means	(verb) make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" concentrate, digest, condense
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