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Abbreviate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abbreviate
(v. t.)
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
(v. t.)
To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
(n.)
An abridgment.
(a.)
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
(a.)
Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
(v. t.)
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
(v. t.)
To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
(n.)
An abridgment.
(a.)
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
(a.)
Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abbreviate
Verb
1. shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
(hypernym) reduce
(derivation) abbreviation
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) abridger, abbreviator
Verb
1. shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
(hypernym) reduce
(derivation) abbreviation
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) abridger, abbreviator
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
abbreviate
1. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
2.Shorten, as of words
eg.The canines were relatively short, the face was abbreviated, and the pelvis was broad.
USAGE NOTE:'ABBREVIATE' suggests a making shorter usu. by omitting some part
1. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
2.Shorten, as of words
eg.The canines were relatively short, the face was abbreviated, and the pelvis was broad.
USAGE NOTE:'ABBREVIATE' suggests a making shorter usu. by omitting some part
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abbreviate
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. abbreviated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. abbreviating.] [l. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. see abridge.]
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.
2. (math.) to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\ (&?;), a. [l. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [r.] "the abbreviate form."
2. (biol.) having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\, n. an abridgment. [obs.] --elyot.
abbreviate
v
1. shorten, as of words; "abbreviate `new york' and write `ny'."
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "the manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce]
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. abbreviated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. abbreviating.] [l. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. see abridge.]
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.
2. (math.) to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\ (&?;), a. [l. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [r.] "the abbreviate form."
2. (biol.) having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
abbreviate
\ab*bre"vi*ate\, n. an abridgment. [obs.] --elyot.
abbreviate
v
1. shorten, as of words; "abbreviate `new york' and write `ny'."
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "the manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce]
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
abbreviate
giorruigh, bain de
giorruigh, bain de
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cytio
Cytio = v. to abbreviate
Cytio = v. to abbreviate
Abbreviate Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
abbreviate
curto
curto
Abbreviate Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Abbreviate
zhipenau
zhipenau
Abbreviate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries