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abbreviate
to shorten by contraction or omission, such as agcy., corp., Gov., Dr., Rev.
Not to be confused with:
abridge – to reduce or condense, such as a summary of a report or article: abridge a book; to lessen the duration or scope of; to curtail: abridge a person’s freedom
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ab·bre·vi·ate
(ə-brē′vē-āt′)tr.v. ab·bre·vi·at·ed, ab·bre·vi·at·ing, ab·bre·vi·ates
1. To make shorter: abbreviated the meeting to make time for your visit. See Synonyms at shorten.
2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.
[Middle English abbreviaten, from Late Latin abbreviāre, abbreviāt- : ad-, ad- + breviāre, to shorten (from brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots).]
ab·bre′vi·a′tor n.
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abbreviate
(əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt)vb (tr)
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
[C15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief]
abˈbreviˌator n
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ab•bre•vi•ate
(əˈbri viˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase.
2. to reduce in length, duration, etc.; make briefer: to abbreviate a speech.
v.i. 3. to use abbreviations.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin abbreviātus, past participle of abbreviāre to shorten = Latin ad- ad- + -breviāre, v. derivative of brevis short]
ab•bre′vi•a`tor, n.
ab•bre′vi•a•to`ry (-vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
syn: See shorten.
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abbreviate
Past participle: abbreviated
Gerund: abbreviating
| Imperative |
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| abbreviate |
| abbreviate |
| Present |
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| I abbreviate |
| you abbreviate |
| he/she/it abbreviates |
| we abbreviate |
| you abbreviate |
| they abbreviate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I abbreviated |
| you abbreviated |
| he/she/it abbreviated |
| we abbreviated |
| you abbreviated |
| they abbreviated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am abbreviating |
| you are abbreviating |
| he/she/it is abbreviating |
| we are abbreviating |
| you are abbreviating |
| they are abbreviating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have abbreviated |
| you have abbreviated |
| he/she/it has abbreviated |
| we have abbreviated |
| you have abbreviated |
| they have abbreviated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was abbreviating |
| you were abbreviating |
| he/she/it was abbreviating |
| we were abbreviating |
| you were abbreviating |
| they were abbreviating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had abbreviated |
| you had abbreviated |
| he/she/it had abbreviated |
| we had abbreviated |
| you had abbreviated |
| they had abbreviated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will abbreviate |
| you will abbreviate |
| he/she/it will abbreviate |
| we will abbreviate |
| you will abbreviate |
| they will abbreviate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have abbreviated |
| you will have abbreviated |
| he/she/it will have abbreviated |
| we will have abbreviated |
| you will have abbreviated |
| they will have abbreviated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be abbreviating |
| you will be abbreviating |
| he/she/it will be abbreviating |
| we will be abbreviating |
| you will be abbreviating |
| they will be abbreviating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been abbreviating |
| you have been abbreviating |
| he/she/it has been abbreviating |
| we have been abbreviating |
| you have been abbreviating |
| they have been abbreviating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been abbreviating |
| you will have been abbreviating |
| he/she/it will have been abbreviating |
| we will have been abbreviating |
| you will have been abbreviating |
| they will have been abbreviating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been abbreviating |
| you had been abbreviating |
| he/she/it had been abbreviating |
| we had been abbreviating |
| you had been abbreviating |
| they had been abbreviating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would abbreviate |
| you would abbreviate |
| he/she/it would abbreviate |
| we would abbreviate |
| you would abbreviate |
| they would abbreviate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have abbreviated |
| you would have abbreviated |
| he/she/it would have abbreviated |
| we would have abbreviated |
| you would have abbreviated |
| they would have abbreviated |
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Verb 1. [画像:abbreviate - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements]abbreviate - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
2. [画像:abbreviate - shorten]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 He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
extend, expand, prolong, stretch out, lengthen, amplify, draw out, increase, spin out, elongate, protract
extend, expand, prolong, stretch out, lengthen, amplify, draw out, increase, spin out, elongate, protract
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Translations
يُخْتَصَر
zkrátit
forkorte
stytta; skammstafa
santrumpasutrumpintitrumpinti
saīsināt
kısaltmak
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abbreviate
[əˈbriːvieɪt] vt [+ word, name] → abrégerto be abbreviated to sth → être abrégé(e) en qch
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abbreviate
(əˈbriːvieit) verb to shorten (a word, phrase etc). Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred. afkort يُخْتَصَر съкращавам abreviar zkrátit abkürzen forkorte συντέμνω abreviar lühendama مخفف کردن؛ کوتاه کردن lyhentää abréger לְקַצֵר संक्षिप्त करना pokratiti rövidít menyingkat stytta; skammstafa abbreviare 短縮する 단축하다 (su)trumpinti saīsināt meringkaskan afkorten forkorte skracać لنډول، مخفف كول abreviar a abrevia сокращать skrátiť okrajšati skratiti förkorta ทําให้สั้นลง kısaltmak 縮寫 скорочувати مختصر طور پر لکھنا viết tắt 缩写
abˌbreviˈation noun a shortened form of a word etc. Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics. afkorting إخْتِصَار съкращение abreviatura zkratka die Abkürzung forkortelse σύντμηση, συντομογραφία abreviatura lühend مخفف lyhenne abréviation קצור, קיצור संक्षिप्ति kratica rövidítés singkatan stytting abbreviazione 省略形 약어 santrumpa saīsinājums singkatan afkorting forkortelse skrót مخفف abreviatura abreviere; prescurtare сокращение skratka okrajšava skraćenica förkortning คําย่อ kısaltma 縮寫 абревіатура, скорочення مختصر الفاظ chữ viết tắt 缩写式
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abbreviate
v. abreviar, acortar, reducir, resumir.
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