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Another word for abbreviate

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abbreviate

v.

shorten, cut, condense, abridge; see decrease 2, shorten. See syn. study at shorten.

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Another word for abbreviate

verb

To make short or shorter the duration or extent of:

abridge, condense, curtail, reduce, shorten. See increase, long

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People who use their middle name as their first name many times abbreviate their first name to an initial.
If the space is small, you can always abbreviate.
Ordinary algebra developed very gradually as a kind of shorthand, devised to abbreviate the discussion of arithmetical problems and the statement of arithmetical facts.
We were forced to abbreviate our trip due to the bad weather.
People often abbreviate names of universities to their acronyms, for ease of conversation.

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