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abbreviate
verb
(ab-bre-vi-ate)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms:
abridge
,
contract
,
cut
,
foreshorten
,
reduce
,
shorten
,
abbreviate
verb
(ab-bre-vi-ate)
shorten
Words Related to
abbreviate
!
shorten
,
abridge
,
foreshorten
,
reduce
,
cut
,
contract
,
summarize
,
curtail
,
override
,
truncate
,
append
,
misspell
,
italicize
,
omit
,
condense
,
transliterate
,
reword
,
prefixed
,
pluralize
,
apocopate
,
pronounce
,
mispronounce
,
suffixed
,
concatenate
,
proofread
,
ixnay
,
ttyl
,
hyphenated
,
resend
,
refer
,
memorize
,
insert
,
scribble
,
mistype
,
confuse
,
alphabetize
,
handwrite
,
grok
,
serialize
,
parse
,
dub
,
garbling
,
rephrase
,
misinterpret
,
decipher
,
typeset
,
write
,
misquote
,
brachyology
,
parallelize
,
cram
,
plagiarise
,
curtation
,
roughen
,
punning
,
mangle
,
transcribe
,
interrupt
,
rearrange
,
initialize
,
modify
,
reread
,
cogitate
,
educe
,
denote
,
sed
,
rename
,
rewrite
,
regurgitate
,
recompile
,
tweak
,
methinks
,
wank
,
digress
,
anglicised
,
kvetch
,
prefacing
,
paraphrase
,
rhyming
,
initialise
,
redact
,
expostulate
,
elide
,
predefine
,
retype
,
txt
,
bastardize
,
invoke
,
tease
,
deleting
,
dammit
,
redraft
,
enumerate
,
kerning
,
plagiarize
,
detruncate
,
perissological
,
commatic
,
for short
,
common noun
,
abbreviate
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