ABBREVIATE Meaning of ABBREVIATE in English transcription, транскрипция: [ əˈbri:vɪeɪt ]v.tr. shorten, esp. represent (a word etc.) by a part of it. [ME f. LL abbreviare shorten f. brevis short: cf. ABRIDGE] English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012