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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съкратити (sŭkratiti). By surface analysis, со- (so-) +‎ кра́ткий (krátkij) +‎ -ить (-itʹ). Compare the Belarusian скараці́ць (skaracícʹ) and Ukrainian скороти́ти (skorotýty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [səkrɐˈtʲitʲ]
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Verb

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сократи́ть (sokratítʹpf (imperfective сокраща́ть)

  1. to shorten, to curtail, to abridge, to abbreviate
  2. to reduce, to cut, to curtail, to retrench
  3. to dismiss, to discharge; to lay off
  4. (mathematics) to cancel, to abbreviate by cancellation

Conjugation

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