dimezzare

to halve

verb dee-med-DZAH-reh Rare

Origin: From di- + mezzo (half), from Latin medius.

Also means

to cut in half

Usage Note

Dimezzare means to reduce something by half or to divide it into two equal parts: dimezzare i costi (to halve costs), dimezzare i tempi (to cut the time in half). The reflexive dimezzarsi means 'to be halved' or 'to halve itself'. It takes avere when transitive. Do not confuse with dimissionare (to resign).

Examples

"L'azienda vuole dimezzare i costi di produzione."

Natural Translation

The company wants to halve production costs.

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