To leave out or omit (something).
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
To put off; to postpone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.