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(əbriːvieɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, past tense, past participle abbreviated

verb

If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

He abbreviated his first name to Alec. [VERB noun + to]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: shorten, reduce, contract, trim More Synonyms of abbreviate

abbreviated graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

Synonyms: shortened, shorter, reduced, brief More Synonyms of abbreviate

abbreviate in British English

(əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt)

verb (transitive)

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

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

to cut short

Derived forms

abbreviator (abˈbreviˌator)

noun

Word origin

C15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief

abbreviate in American English

(əˈbriviˌeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: abˈbreviˌated or abˈbreviˌating

to make shorter

to shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈshorten

Derived forms

abbreviator (abˈbreviˌator)

noun

Word origin

< LL abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare < L ad-, to + breviare < brevis, brief

Synonyms of 'abbreviate'

shorten, reduce, contract, trim

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abbreviate

British English: abbreviate VERB

If you abbreviate something, especially a word, you make it shorter.

Philosophical writing' will hereafter be abbreviated as PW.

American English: abbreviate
Brazilian Portuguese: abreviar
Chinese: 缩写
European Spanish: abreviar
French: abréger
German: abkürzen
Italian: abbreviare
Japanese: 短縮する
Korean: 줄여 쓰다
European Portuguese: abreviar
Latin American Spanish: abreviar

(verb) in the sense of shorten

Definition

to cut short

He abbreviated his first name to Alec.

Synonyms

shorten

The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.

reduce

Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.

contract

trim

The document has been trimmed as it passes through different hands.

cut

He has cut the play judiciously.

clip

I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.

abstractdigest

prune

You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit.

summarize

To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.

compress

Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.

curtail

NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.

The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.

condense

The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.

truncate

I'm going to truncate the time I spend at work.

epitomize

abridge

We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.

précis

a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written

Opposites

extend

expand

prolong

stretch out

lengthen

amplify

draw out

, increase,

spin out

elongate

protract

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abridge

Definition

to shorten a written work by taking out parts

We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.

Synonyms

shorten,

reduce,

contract,

trim,

clip,

diminish,

decrease,

abstract,

digest,

cut down,

cut back,

cut,

prune,

concentrate,

lessen,

summarize,

compress,

curtail,

condense,

abbreviate,

truncate,

epitomize,

downsize,

précis,

synopsize (US)

in the sense of abstract

Definition

to summarize

Synonyms

summarize,

outline,

digest,

shorten,

condense,

abbreviate,

epitomize,

abridge,

précis,

synopsize (US)

in the sense of clip

Definition

to cut or trim with scissors or shears

I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.

Synonyms

trim,

cut,

crop,

dock,

prune,

shorten,

shear,

cut short,

snip,

pare

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单词	abbreviate
释义	Trends of abbreviate View usage for: abbreviate (əbriːvieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, past tense, past participle abbreviated verb If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. He abbreviated his first name to Alec. [VERB noun + to] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: shorten, reduce, contract, trim More Synonyms of abbreviate abbreviated graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals. Synonyms: shortened, shorter, reduced, brief More Synonyms of abbreviate abbreviate in British English (əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive) 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 Derived forms abbreviator (abˈbreviˌator) noun Word origin C15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief abbreviate in American English (əˈbriviˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: abˈbreviˌated or abˈbreviˌating 1. to make shorter 2. to shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters SIMILAR WORDS: ˈshorten Derived forms abbreviator (abˈbreviˌator) noun Word origin < LL abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare < L ad-, to + breviare < brevis, brief Synonyms of 'abbreviate' shorten, reduce, contract, trim More Synonyms of abbreviate In other languages abbreviate British English: abbreviate VERB If you abbreviate something, especially a word, you make it shorter. Philosophical writing' will hereafter be abbreviated as PW. American English: abbreviate Brazilian Portuguese: abreviar Chinese: 缩写 European Spanish: abreviar French: abréger German: abkürzen Italian: abbreviare Japanese: 短縮する Korean: 줄여 쓰다 European Portuguese: abreviar Latin American Spanish: abreviar (verb) in the sense of shorten Definition to cut short He abbreviated his first name to Alec. Synonyms shorten The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists. reduce Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. contract trim The document has been trimmed as it passes through different hands. cut He has cut the play judiciously. clip I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. abstractdigest prune You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit. summarize To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem. compress Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages. curtail NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region. The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather. condense The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book. truncate I'm going to truncate the time I spend at work. epitomize abridge We don't abridge any of the stories we publish. précis a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written Opposites extend , expand , prolong , stretch out , lengthen , amplify , draw out , increase, spin out , elongate , protract Additional synonyms in the sense of abridge Definition to shorten a written work by taking out parts We don't abridge any of the stories we publish. Synonyms shorten, reduce, contract, trim, clip, diminish, decrease, abstract, digest, cut down, cut back, cut, prune, concentrate, lessen, summarize, compress, curtail, condense, abbreviate, truncate, epitomize, downsize, précis, synopsize (US) in the sense of abstract Definition to summarize Synonyms summarize, outline, digest, shorten, condense, abbreviate, epitomize, abridge, précis, synopsize (US) in the sense of clip Definition to cut or trim with scissors or shears I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. Synonyms trim, cut, crop, dock, prune, shorten, shear, cut short, snip, pare Synonyms of 'abbreviate' abbreviate Explore 'abbreviate' in the dictionary
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