how to pronounce сократить

/səkrɐˈtʲitʲ/

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сократить is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of сократить in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… как сократить число вещей но при этом …”

meanings of сократить

verb:

To reduce, to cut, to curtail, to retrench.
To cancel, to abbreviate by cancellation.
To shorten, to curtail, to abridge, to abbreviate.
To dismiss, to discharge; to lay off.

сократить frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word сократить occurs in russian on average 10.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.