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Another word for abbreviate

Verb

  1. To make short or shorter the duration or extent of

    2. See also:

    long

    increase

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Another word for abbreviate

Verb
    2. See also:

    shorten

    See syn. study at

    shorten

    decrease

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Sentence Examples

  • Ordinary algebra developed very gradually as a kind of shorthand, devised to abbreviate the discussion of arithmetical problems and the statement of arithmetical facts.

  • If the space is small, you can always abbreviate.

  • We were forced to abbreviate our trip due to the bad weather.

  • People who use their middle name as their first name many times abbreviate their first name to an initial.

  • People often abbreviate names of universities to their acronyms, for ease of conversation.

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