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abbreviate > 2 senses
VERB1abbreviateShorten
2abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduceReduce in scope while retaining essential elements
abbreviate > pronunciation
Soundsahbriy'viyey.t
Rhymesabate, abdicate, abrogate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
abbreviate > verb 1, change
MeaningShorten.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Broaderreduce
Nounsabbreviator; abbreviation
abbreviate > verb 2, change
MeaningReduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsabridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Contraryelaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Similar toedit, cut, edit out
Broaderdecrease, lessen, minify
Narrowerbowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten; digest, condense, concentrate
Nounsabbreviator

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