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abbreviate
Meaning: to shorten a word or piece of writing
abbreviate in a sentence
How abbreviate is used in real sentences:
The coach abbreviated the meeting because practice started early.
In her notes, the student abbreviated every long scientific term to save time during the lecture.
“To keep the bundles sorted, Maya had to abbreviate the long color names on labels.”
— from the passage Stitches Before Saturday
Synonyms for abbreviate
Other words for abbreviate — shorten, condense and truncate — carry the same meaning.
- shorten
- condense
- truncate
Antonyms of abbreviate
Words that mean the opposite of abbreviate:
- expand
- lengthen
Where it comes from
From Latin ad- + brevis 'short'
Word parts
- brev — short
abbreviate: ab- (to; form of ad-) + brev (short) + -ate (make)
Memory hook
AB-BREVI-ATE — BRIEF sits inside the word, so make it BRIEF.
Practice abbreviate in the app