All abbreviate synonyms
ab·bre·vi·ate
A a verb abbreviate
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- prune — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- digest — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- foreshorten — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
- summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- take out — the act of taking.
adjective abbreviate
- short — having little length; not long.
- unsustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- curtate — shortened