abbreviate

abbreviate is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
2. transitive verb. To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
3. adjective. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
4. adjective. Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
5. noun. An abridgment.
6. verb. shorten

   "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"

7. verb. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

   "The manuscript must be shortened"

   Synonyms: abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Synonyms

abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Common word forms

abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviately, abbreviating

Words from these letters

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