adj abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
2. abbreviate ·noun an abridgment.
3. abbreviate ·vt to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
4. abbreviate ·adj having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
5. abbreviate ·vt to make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.