1) Abridge 2) Cut short 3) Make shorter 4) Reduce 5) Shorten
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• (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. • (v. t.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. • (a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. • (a.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. • (n.) An abridgment.Ab...
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1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. 'It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.' ... 2. <mathematics> To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. ... 3. <biology> Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordina...
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Ab·bre'vi·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Abbreviated ;
present participle & verbal noun Abbreviating .] [ Latin
abbreviatus , past participle of
abbreviare ;
ad +
breviare to shorten, fro...
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Abbreviate means make shorter.
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In biology, the term abbreviate describes a part that is relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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[
v] - shorten, as of words
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abbreviate Abridged, shortened, cut short. The -brev- in this word comes from Latin brevis, 'short', which is also the source of brief. Therefore, abbreviate means to make briefer, to make shorter by combining or omitting.
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verb shorten; `Abbreviate `New York` and write `NY``
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