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abbreviate

/@/'br/i/v/i/,/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. An abridgment.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    verb.change

    Synonyms abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten
    Antonyms dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. shorten

    verb.change

    Examples
    Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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