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Abbreviate

əˈbriːvieɪt

Abbreviate definitions

verb

Inflections:

abbreviate abbreviated abbreviates abbreviating

shorten (a word, phrase, or text)

"‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’"

Synonyms:
shorten reduce cut cut short/down contract condense compress abridge truncate clip crop pare down prune shrink constrict telescope curtail
- shorten the duration of; cut short
  
  "I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge"