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Synonyms for abbreviate
əˈbri viˌeɪtab·bre·vi·ate
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abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceverb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Synonyms:
sign on, expurgate, skip, foreshorten, ignore, cut off, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, sign, reduce, hack, compress, tailor, quash, disregard, cut back, sign up, turn out, lose weight, slew, rationalise, switch off, castrate, prune, melt off, trim down, scale down, contract, condense, shorten, compact, thin, slim down, geld, rationalize, make out, abridge, constrict, issue, narrow, take, squeeze, bring down, trim, slue, tighten, deoxidise, turn off, keep down, cut, subdue, cut down, dilute, burn, subjugate, get, shrink, edit, edit out, come down, repress, press, write out, thin out, swerve, boil down, snub, slenderize, trend, curve, deoxidize, sheer, concentrate, undertake, veer, decoct, slim, trim backabbreviateverb
shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Synonyms:
contract, shorten, cut, reduce, abridge, foreshorten
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Abbreviate vs. Abbreviation -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Abbreviate and Abbreviation.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#77 | get | |
#246 | take | |
#280 | sign | |
#422 | press | |
#604 | issue | |
#848 | edit | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1838 | skip | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4349 | thin | |
#4405 | trend | |
#4719 | ignore | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5714 | curve | |
#5998 | trim | |
#6310 | slim | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#8412 | hack | |
#9196 | concentrate | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#13161 | shrink | |
#13461 | tailor | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#16650 | summarize | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#19529 | compress | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#22194 | slew | |
#26128 | shorten | |
#28687 | dilute | |
#29637 | geld | |
#32728 | prune | |
#40610 | veer | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#43430 | curtail | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#58771 | snub | |
#60459 | condense | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#66240 | quash | |
#82163 | abbreviate | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#101576 | abridge | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#142401 | epitomize | |
#167240 | castrate | |
#173180 | amputate | |
#225728 | retrench |
Translations for abbreviate
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- اختصرArabic
- скарачаць, скараціцьBelarusian
- съкращавам, скъсявамBulgarian
- zkrátitCzech
- cwtogi, talfyrru, byrhauWelsh
- forkorteDanish
- abkürzen, kürzenGerman
- συντομέυωGreek
- mallongigiEsperanto
- abreviar, simplificarSpanish
- lühendamaEstonian
- مختصر کردنPersian
- lyhennetty, lyhentynyt, lyhentääFinnish
- abrégerFrench
- giorraichScottish Gaelic
- लघु करना, संक्षिप्त करनाHindi
- abbreviarInterlingua
- mempersingkatIndonesian
- abreviarIdo
- skammstafa, styttaIcelandic
- abbreviareItalian
- 短縮, 略す, 省略, 短い, 省略するJapanese
- 단축하다, 약하다, 약생하다, 생략하다Korean
- berrheCornish
- abbreviōLatin
- скратуваMacedonian
- afkorten, inkorten, verkortenDutch
- forkorteNorwegian
- skrócić, skracaćPolish
- abreviado, encurtado, abreviar, encurtarPortuguese
- scurta, simplifica, abreviaRomanian
- сокращатьRussian
- shkurtojAlbanian
- förkortaSwedish
- abbreviateTamil
- సంక్షిప్తంగాTelugu
- kısaltmak, ihtisar etmekTurkish
- скорочуватиUkrainian
- tương đối ngắn, ước lược, rút gọnVietnamese
- brefükönVolapük
- 简略Chinese
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