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Definition abbreviate
Etymology 1
Either from Middle English abbreviaten, from Latin abbrevi?tus, perfect passive participle of abbrevi? (“to shorten”), formed from ad + brevi? (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”) or back-formation from abbreviation. See also abridge.
Verb
abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17 century.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16 century until the early 17 century.]
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16 century.]
- (transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
Etymology 2
Adjective
abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)
- (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17 century]
- (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
Noun
abbreviate (plural abbreviates)
- (obsolete) An abridgment. [Mid 16 century.]
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