abbreviate

Speech parts

1. abbreviate - Noun

2. abbreviate - Adjective

3. abbreviate - Verb

Meaning

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

To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

An abridgment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reduce contract shorten abridge cut compress condense curtail epitomize foreshorten prune decrease compact abstract crop
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Antonyms

expand extend amplify enlarge prolong lengthen
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Hypernyms

minify reduce decrease lessen

Hyponyms

concentrate digest shorten condense castrate expurgate

Derivatives

abbreviated abbreviating

Examples

What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation. Edward R. Tufte

The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they're spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff. Callan McAuliffe

Life used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up. Gabrielle Zevin

The music aids the message, it's there to punctuate and abbreviate and shape the silence. Saul Williams

Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY' Source: Internet

The manuscript must be shortened Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abbreviable abbreviarist abbreviatable abbreviated abbreviated code abbreviated history