ALL meanings of abbreviate
ab·bre·vi·ate
A a - verb abbreviate If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. 4
- verb abbreviate to shorten (a word or phrase) by contraction or omission of some letters or words 4
- verb abbreviate to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc 3
- verb abbreviate to cut short 3
- verb transitive abbreviate to make shorter 3
- verb transitive abbreviate to shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters 3
- verb with object abbreviate to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, as ft. for foot, ab. for about, R.I. for Rhode Island, NW for Northwest, or Xn for Christian. 1
- verb with object abbreviate to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer: to abbreviate a speech. 1
- verb without object abbreviate to use abbreviations. 1
- transitive verb abbreviate make shorter 1
- noun abbreviate Shorten (a word, phrase, or text). 1
- noun abbreviate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) An abridgment. 0
- verb abbreviate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To shorten by omitting parts or details. 0
- verb abbreviate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VI To speak or write in a brief manner. 0
- verb abbreviate (Transitive Verb) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. 0
- verb abbreviate (Transitive Verb) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. 0
- verb abbreviate (Transitive Verb) (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. 0
- adjective abbreviate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. 0
- adjective abbreviate (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. 0