abbreviate[verb]Synonyms: shorten, abridge, compress, condense, contract, cut, reduce, summarize
Antonyms: lengthen, extend
Contrasted words: enlarge, increase, amplify, dilate, expand
Related Words: attenuate,
extenuate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ab‧bre‧vi‧ate /əˈbriːvieɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of abbreviare, from Latin brevis 'short']
to make a word or expression shorter by not including letters or using only the first letter of each word
Synonym : shortenbe abbreviated to something
‘Information technology’ is usually abbreviated to ‘IT’. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲