Overview of verb abbreviate

The verb abbreviate has 2 senses

• abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")


• abbreviate -- (shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'")

Overview of adj abbreviated

The adj abbreviated has 2 senses

• abbreviated, brief -- ((of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini")


• abbreviated, shortened, truncated -- (cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation")