abbreviating

/AH0 B R IY1 V IY0 EY0 T IH0 NG/

verb

1
To shorten by omitting parts or details.
2
To speak or write in a brief manner.
3
To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
4
To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
5
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Synonyms

abridge compress condense contract curtail epitomize reduce shorten

Antonyms

amplify dilate elongate enlarge expand expatiate extend lengthen produce prolong

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