abbreviate (redirected from abbreviates)

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

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to shorten a word by leaving out some letters

2. to cut short [Latin brevis brief]

abbreviation 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 << OPPOSITE expand

Translations

abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] vt → abreviar

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] vt → abréger

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] vt → abkürzen;

(essay etc) → kürzen

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abbreviate [əˈbriːvɪeɪt] vt → abbreviare