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{
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{
"word": "amplify"
},
{
"word": "dilate"
},
{
"word": "elongate"
},
{
"word": "enlarge"
},
{
"word": "expand"
},
{
"word": "expatiate"
},
{
"word": "extend"
},
{
"word": "lengthen"
},
{
"word": "produce"
},
{
"word": "prolong"
},
{
"word": "stretch"
}
],
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"word": "abbreviatable"
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{
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"word": "abbreviately"
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{
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"word": "abbreviater"
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{
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"word": "abbreviative"
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{
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"word": "abbreviatory"
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"word": "unabbreviatable"
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{
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"word": "unabbreviate"
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"2": "enm",
"3": "abbreviaten"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "la",
"3": "abbreviātus"
},
"expansion": "Latin abbreviātus",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"2": "abbreviō",
"3": "",
"4": "to shorten"
},
"expansion": "abbreviō (“to shorten”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "la",
"2": "ad"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "breviō",
"3": "",
"4": "shorten"
},
"expansion": "breviō (“shorten”)",
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "short"
},
"expansion": "brevis (“short”)",
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{
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"2": "abbreviation",
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"name": "back-form"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "abridge"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of abridge",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English abbreviaten, from Latin abbreviātus, perfect passive participle of abbreviō (“to shorten”), formed from ad + breviō (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”). Alternatively, a back-formation from abbreviation. Doublet of abridge.",
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{
"form": "abbreviates",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "abbreviating",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "abbreviated",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "abbreviated",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"word": "abbreviation"
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"word": "abbreviator"
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1597, Francis Bacon, Essays",
"text": "It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To shorten by omitting parts or details."
],
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"links": [
[
"The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles",
"w:Shorter Oxford English Dictionary"
],
[
"Oxford University Press",
"w:Oxford University Press"
]
],
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"(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
},
{
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"To speak or write in a brief manner."
],
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"(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner."
],
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"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian",
"text": "But as delivery schedules have dwindled into hours, even the gigantic warehouse full of stuff in a central place such as the triangle is proving insufficient. Now, companies also need smaller distribution centres around the country, to respond rapidly to orders and to abbreviate the last mile as much as possible.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned."
],
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"links": [
[
"short",
"short"
],
[
"shorten",
"shorten"
],
[
"abridge",
"abridge"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "shkurtoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔiḵtaṣara",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "إِخْتَصَرَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "krčatel",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "կրճատել"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hapavel",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "հապավել"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skaračácʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скарача́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skaracícʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "скараці́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎkraštavam",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "съкращавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skǎsjavam",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "скъсявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreujar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "suōxiě",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "缩写"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "berrhe"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zkracovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zkrátit"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "forkorte"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "afkorten"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "verkorten"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "inkorten"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "mallongigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "lühendama"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "lyhentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abréger"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "kürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abkürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "syntomévo",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "συντομεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "laghu karnā",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "लघु करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "skammstafa"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "stytta"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "mempersingkat"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "menyingkatkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "memendekkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviare"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chidimeru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "縮める"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ryakusu",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "略す"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanshuku suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "短縮する"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōryaku suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "省略する"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ryakushō suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "略称する"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saengnyakhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "생략(省略)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yakhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "약(略)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yaksaenghada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "약생(略省)하다)"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "danchukhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "단축(短縮)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviō"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "skratuva",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "скратува"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "girree"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "aagherr"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "giar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "jean ny s'girrey"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "whakapoto"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "rap'tichi"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviere"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "forkorte"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "مختصر کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "skracać"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skrócić"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "encurtar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "scurta"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abrevia"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sokraščátʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сокраща́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sokratítʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сократи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "giorraich"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "förkorta"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "kısaltmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "ihtisar etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skoróčuvaty",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скоро́чувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skorotýty",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "скороти́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "brefükön"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "byrhau"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "cwtogi"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 2 81 6 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "talfyrru"
}
]
},
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
"text": "bovine spongiform encephalopathy is more commonly known by its abbreviated form BSE.",
"type": "example"
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],
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"To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form."
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[
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"(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form."
],
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"To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."
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"(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."
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"word": "simplify"
}
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎkraštavam",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "съкращавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "versimpelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "kürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "saṅkṣiptakarnā",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "संक्षिप्तकरना"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "accorciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "simplifica"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "simplificar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "förkorta"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "saṅkṣēpiñcu",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "సంక్షేపించు"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "ước lược"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 7 27 60",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "shkurtoj"
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"roman": "ʔiḵtaṣara",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "إِخْتَصَرَ"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "krčatel",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "կրճատել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hapavel",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "հապավել"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skaračácʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
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"word": "скарача́ць"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skaracícʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
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"word": "скараці́ць"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "sǎkraštavam",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "съкращавам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skǎsjavam",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "скъсявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreujar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "suōxiě",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "缩写"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "berrhe"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "forkorte"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "afkorten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "verkorten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "inkorten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "mallongigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "lühendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "lyhentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abréger"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "kürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abkürzen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "syntomévo",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "συντομεύω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "laghu karnā",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "लघु करना"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "skammstafa"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "stytta"
},
{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "mempersingkat"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "menyingkatkan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "memendekkan"
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{
"code": "ia",
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"sense": "to make shorter",
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},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chidimeru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "縮める"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ryakusu",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "略す"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanshuku suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "短縮する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōryaku suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "省略する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ryakushō suru",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "略称する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saengnyakhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "생략(省略)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yakhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "약(略)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yaksaenghada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "약생(略省)하다)"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "danchukhada",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "단축(短縮)하다"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviō"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "skratuva",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "скратува"
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{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "girree"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "aagherr"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "giar"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "jean ny s'girrey"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "whakapoto"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "rap'tichi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abbreviere"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "forkorte"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "مختصر کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "skrócić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "encurtar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "scurta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abrevia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "sokraščátʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
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],
"word": "сокраща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sokratítʹ",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сократи́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "giorraich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "förkorta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "kısaltmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "ihtisar etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skoróčuvaty",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скоро́чувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skorotýty",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "скороти́ти"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "brefükön"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "byrhau"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "cwtogi"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make shorter",
"word": "talfyrru"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎkraštavam",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "съкращавам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "versimpelen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "kürzen"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "saṅkṣiptakarnā",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "संक्षिप्तकरना"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "accorciare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "abreviar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "simplifica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "simplificar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "förkorta"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "saṅkṣēpiñcu",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "సంక్షేపించు"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "ước lược"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reduce to lower terms",
"word": "rút gọn"
}
],
"word": "abbreviate"
}
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"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "abbreviated, abridged",
"word": "encurtado"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "biology: having one part relatively shorter",
"word": "lyhentynyt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "biology: having one part relatively shorter",
"word": "tương đối ngắn"
}
],
"word": "abbreviate"
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