Login
UWN
Query
Contact
ces: snížit
New Query
Information
has URI
http://lexvo.org/id/term/ces/sn%C3%AD%C5%BEit
Meaning
means
(verb) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten
means
(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
lessen, minify, decrease
means
(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
belittle, diminish
means
(verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
mitigate
means
(verb) make less active or intense
slake, slack, abate
means
(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
reduce, shrink
means
(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
means
(verb) make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
retrench
means
(verb) make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
lower, turn down, lour
means
(verb) become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
shorten
means
(verb) have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
cut
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
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) grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
wane, decline, go down
means
(verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil down
means
(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
means
(verb) cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
slash
means
(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
palliate, extenuate, mitigate
Query
Word:
(case sensitive)
Language:
(ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)
Lexvo
© 2008-2024
Gerard de Melo
.
Contact
Legal Information / Imprint