Associations to the word «Abbreviate»
Noun
Wiktionary
ABBREVIATE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
ABBREVIATE, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]
ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
ABBREVIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century]
ABBREVIATE, adjective. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABBREVIATE, noun. (obsolete) An abridgment. [Mid 16th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABBREVIATE, verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".
ABBREVIATE, verb. Shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.