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Definition of Abbreviate
1. Verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. "They won't abbreviate the story "; "The manuscript must be shortened"
Specialized synonyms: Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Castrate, Expurgate, Shorten, Concentrate, Condense, Digest
Related verbs: Cut, Edit, Edit Out
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Abbreviator, Abridgement, Abridger, Contraction, Shortener
Antonyms: Expand
2. Verb. Shorten. "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Definition of Abbreviate
1. v. t. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
2. a. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
3. n. An abridgment.
Definition of Abbreviate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Abbreviate
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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."
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Abbreviate
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