ABBREVIATE


Meaning of ABBREVIATE in English

[ ə'bri:vɪeɪt ]

■ verb shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Derivatives

abbreviation noun

Origin

ME: from late L. abbreviat- , abbreviare 'shorten', from L. brevis 'short'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.