abbreviate

ab·bre·vi·ate  (-brv-t)

tr.v. ab·bre·vi·at·ed, ab·bre·vi·at·ing, ab·bre·vi·ates

1. To make shorter. See Synonyms at shorten.

2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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[Middle English abbreviaten, from Late Latin abbrevire, abbrevit- : ad-, ad- + brevire, to shorten (from brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots).]

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ab·brevi·ator n.

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to shorten (a word or phrase) by contraction or omission of some letters or words

2. to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc.

3. to cut short

[from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief]

abbreviator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abbreviate - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	abbreviate - shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" reduce - make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

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abbreviate

verb shorten, reduce, contract, trim, cut, prune, summarize, compress, condense, abridge He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
extend, expand, prolong, stretch out, lengthen, amplify, draw out, increase, spin out, elongate, protract

Translations

abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] VT → abreviar

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvieɪt] vt [+ word, name] → abréger
to be abbreviated to sth → être abrégé(e) en qch

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abbreviate

vt word, title → abkürzen (to mit); book, speech → verkürzen; an abbreviated skirt (hum inf) → ein kurzes Röckchen

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] vt → abbreviare

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abbreviate

v abbreviate [əˈbriːvieit]

to shorten (a word, phrase etc) Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred . afkort يُخْتَصَر съкращавам zkrátit forkorte abkürzen συντέμνω abreviar lühendama مخفف کردن؛ کوتاه کردن lyhentää abréger לְקַצֵר संक्षिप्त करना pokratiti rövidít menyingkat stytta; skammstafa abbreviare 短縮する 단축하다 (su)trumpinti saīsināt meringkaskan afkorten forkorte skracać abreviar a abrevia сокращать skrátiť okrajšati skratiti förkorta ทำให้สั้นลง kısaltmak 縮寫 скорочувати مختصر طور پر لکھنا viết tắt 缩写

n abˌbreviˈation

a shortened form of a word etc Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics . afkorting إخْتِصَار съкращение zkratka forkortelse die Abkürzung σύντμηση, συντομογραφία abreviatura lühend مخفف lyhenne abréviation קִצוּר @@@קִיצוּר$$$ संक्षिप्ति kratica rövidítés singkatan stytting abbreviazione 省略形 약어 santrumpa saīsinājums singkatan afkorting forkortelse skrót abreviatura abreviere; prescurtare сокращение skratka okrajšava skraćenica förkortning คำย่อ kısaltma 縮寫 абревіатура, скорочення مختصر الفاظ chữ viết tắt 缩写式