abbreviate
/ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/
/əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/
verb
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To shorten by omitting parts or details.
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To speak or write in a brief manner.
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To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
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To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
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To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
Synonyms:
abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, epitomize, reduce, shorten
Antonyms:
amplify, dilate, elongate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, lengthen, produce, prolong, stretch
noun
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An abridgment.
adjective
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Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
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Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.