abbreviate

verb

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Derived from abbrevio

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Forms

  • simple present : abbreviate
  • simple present, singular, third person : abbreviates
  • simple past : abbreviated
  • present participle : abbreviating
  • past participle : abbreviated

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  • to shorten; to summarize
  • But it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.

abbreviate

noun

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Derived from abbreviate

Forms

  • singular : abbreviate
  • plural : abbreviates

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abbreviate

adjective

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Derivations abbreviate

Forms

  • positive : abbreviate

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