Associations to the word «Abbreviate»

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ABBREVIATE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]

ABBREVIATE, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]

ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

ABBREVIATE, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

ABBREVIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century]

ABBREVIATE, adjective. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

ABBREVIATE, noun. (obsolete) An abridgment. [Mid 16th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABBREVIATE, verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".

ABBREVIATE, verb. Shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'".

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Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.

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