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  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abbreviated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating.] [L. abbreviatus, p. p. of
     abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See
     Abridge.]
     1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by
        contraction or omission, especially of words written or
        spoken.
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              It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting,
              another by cutting off.               --Bacon.
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     2. (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
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  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.]
     1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] ``The abbreviate
        form.'' --Earle.
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     2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or
        than the ordinary type.
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  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, n.
     An abridgment. [Obs.] --Elyot.
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  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abbreviated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating.] [L. abbreviatus, p. p. of
     abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See
     Abridge.]
     1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by
        contraction or omission, especially of words written or
        spoken.
  
              It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting,
              another by cutting off.               --Bacon.
  
     2. (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.]
     1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] ``The abbreviate
        form.'' --Earle.
  
     2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or
        than the ordinary type.

  Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, n.
     An abridgment. [Obs.] --Elyot.

  abbreviate
       v 1: shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
       2: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
          manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten,
           shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: elaborate]

  abbreviate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it abbreviare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la abbreviō  2 p pres actv impr)

  abbreviate
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or
  details. (Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late
  17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=3)</ref>
     2 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
  (Attested from the late 16<sup>th</sup> century until the
  early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to
  abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. (First attested from
  around (1350 to 1470).)<ref name=SOED/>
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. (Attested from
  around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17<sup>th</sup>
  century)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or
  than the ordinary type. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     n.
     (lb en obsolete Scotland) An abridgment. (Mid
  16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/><ref
  name="SND">(R:DSL: pos=n)</ref>

  abbreviate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la abbreviō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or
  details. (Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late
  17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=3)</ref>
     2 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
  (Attested from the late 16<sup>th</sup> century until the
  early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to
  abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. (First attested from
  around (1350 to 1470).)<ref name=SOED/>
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. (Attested from
  around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17<sup>th</sup>
  century)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or
  than the ordinary type. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     n.
     (lb en obsolete Scotland) An abridgment. (Mid
  16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/><ref
  name="SND">(R:DSL: pos=n)</ref>

  abbreviate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it abbreviare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la abbreviō  2 p pres actv impr)

  abbreviate
     Englanti vb.
     lyhentää (''sanaa'')

  abbreviate
     Engelska vb.
     1 förkorta; göra (text) kortare
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) förkorta; dividera täljare och nämnare i
  ett bråk med ett och samma tal

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/
  bekort

  Abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/
  1. اختصر
  2. اختزل
  3. يختصر

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  1. съкращавам, скъсявам
  to make shorter
  2. съкращавам
  to reduce to lower terms

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  zkrátit
           Note: zpravidla slovo

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  zkracovat

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  zestručnit

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  talfyrru 

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  kürzen, abkürzen, verkürzen 
        "abbreviate a text"  - einen Text kürzen
   see: abbreviating, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviated
  

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/
  
  συντομεύω

  abbreviate //əˈbriviet// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.ət// 
  1. lyhennetty
  abbreviated, abridged
  2. lyhentynyt
  biology: having one part relatively shorter

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  lyhentää
  to make shorter

  abbreviate /əbriːvieit/
  1. abréger, raccourcir

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  1. संक्षिप्त~करना
        "'United States of America' has been abbreviated to ‘USA'."

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/
  pokratiti, skratiti

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  memendekkan, mempersingkat, menyingkatkan
  to make shorter

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  略す, 略称, 省略, 短縮, 縮める
  to make shorter

  abbreviate /əbriːvieit/
  1. abbreviare, curtare
  2. breviare

  abbreviate /ə'bri:vıeıt/ 
  (su)trumpinti (apsakymą, kalbą, žodį ir pan.)

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  forkorte
  to make shorter

  abbreviate /əˈbri:vɪeɪt/ 
    skracać

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/ 
  abreviar

  abbreviate /əbriːvieit/
  abreviar, acortar

  abbreviate //ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt// //əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt// 
  förkorta 2.
  to make shorter
   3.
  to reduce to lower terms

  abbreviate /ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪt/
  1. kısaltmak, özetlemek, ihtisar etmek abbreviation  kısaltma, remiz, bir veya birtakım kelimeleri  gösteren harf veya harfler
  2. özetleme, ihtisar
  3. kısaltılmış yazı, özet
  4. (müz.) bir takım notaları  gösteren remiz yahut işaret.

  
/əˈbɹiviˌeɪt/

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "abbreviate":
     abridge, abstract, attenuate, be telegraphic, blot out,
     blue-pencil, bob, boil down, bowdlerize, cancel, capsulize, censor,
     circumscribe, clip, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate,
     condense, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cramp,
     crop, cross out, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short,
     cut short, decrease, delete, dock, draw, draw in, draw together,
     edit, edit out, elide, epitomize, erase, expunge, expurgate,
     extenuate, foreshorten, kill, knit, mow, narrow, nip, omit, poll,
     pollard, prune, pucker, pucker up, purse, reap, recap,
     recapitulate, reduce, rescind, retrench, rub out, shave, shear,
     shorten, slash, snub, solidify, strangle, strangulate, strike,
     strike off, strike out, stunt, sum up, summarize, synopsize,
     take in, telescope, trim, truncate, void, waste no words,
     wrinkle
  
  

  v. 缩写,使...简略;

     vt. 缩写,使…简略,缩短