Definition of abbreviate
- v. t. - To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce
by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
- v. t. - To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
- a. - Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
- a. - Having one part relatively shorter than another or than
the ordinary type.
- n. - An abridgment.
- v. t. - To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce
by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
- v. t. - To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
- a. - Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
- a. - Having one part relatively shorter than another or than
the ordinary type.
- n. - An abridgment.