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| VERB | 1 | abbreviate | Shorten |
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| 2 | abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
| Sounds | ahbriy'viyey.t |
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| Rhymes | abate, abdicate, abrogate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt... |
| Meaning | Shorten. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" |
| Broader | reduce |
| Nouns | abbreviator; abbreviation |
| Meaning | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | abridge, foreshorten, shorten, cut, contract, reduce |
| Contrary | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate |
| Similar to | edit, cut, edit out |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify |
| Narrower | bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten; digest, condense, concentrate |
| Nouns | abbreviator |
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