transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈtrench ]
verb
Etymology: obsolete French retrencher (now retrancher ), from Middle French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut
Date: 1596
transitive verb
1.
a. : cut down , reduce
b. : to cut out : excise
2. : to pare away : remove
intransitive verb
: to make retrenchments ; specifically : economize
Synonyms: see shorten