Abbreviate
Related Definitions
[v] shorten, as of words; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'."
[v] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
Related Terms
abridge, abstract, attenuate, be telegraphic, blot out, blue-pencil, bob, boil down, bowdlerize, cancel, capsulize, censor, circumscribe, clip, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cramp, crop, cr