What are some alternative words for abbreviate?
Synonyms for abbreviate
əˈbri viˌeɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Synonyms:
sign on, expurgate, skip, foreshorten, ignore, cut off, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, sign, reduce, hack, compress, tailor, quash, disregard, cut back, sign up, turn out, lose weight, slew, rationalise, switch off, castrate, prune, melt off, trim down, scale down, contract, condense, shorten, compact, thin, slim down, geld, rationalize, make out, abridge, constrict, issue, narrow, take, squeeze, bring down, trim, slue, tighten, deoxidise, turn off, keep down, cut, subdue, cut down, dilute, burn, subjugate, get, shrink, edit, edit out, come down, repress, press, write out, thin out, swerve, boil down, snub, slenderize, trend, curve, deoxidize, sheer, concentrate, undertake, veer, decoct, slim, trim backabbreviate(verb)
shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Synonyms:
contract, shorten, cut, reduce, abridge, foreshorten
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#246 | take | |
#280 | sign | |
#422 | press | |
#604 | issue | |
#848 | edit | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1838 | skip | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4349 | thin | |
#4405 | trend | |
#4719 | ignore | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5714 | curve | |
#5998 | trim | |
#6310 | slim | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#8412 | hack | |
#9196 | concentrate | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#13161 | shrink | |
#13461 | tailor | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#16650 | summarize | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#19529 | compress | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#22194 | slew | |
#26128 | shorten | |
#28687 | dilute | |
#29637 | geld | |
#32728 | prune | |
#40610 | veer | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#43430 | curtail | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#58771 | snub | |
#60459 | condense | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#66240 | quash | |
#82163 | abbreviate | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#101576 | abridge | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#142401 | epitomize | |
#167240 | castrate | |
#173180 | amputate | |
#225728 | retrench |
How to use abbreviate in a sentence?
I'm perplexed when people adopt the modish abbreviation Ms., which doesn't abbreviate anything except common sense.
Translations for abbreviate
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- اختصرArabic
- скараціць, скарачацьBelarusian
- съкращавам, скъсявамBulgarian
- zkrátitCzech
- cwtogi, talfyrru, byrhauWelsh
- forkorteDanish
- abkürzen, kürzenGerman
- συντομέυωGreek
- mallongigiEsperanto
- abreviar, simplificarSpanish
- lühendamaEstonian
- مختصر کردنPersian
- lyhentää, lyhennetty, lyhentynytFinnish
- abrégerFrench
- giorraichScottish Gaelic
- लघु करना, संक्षिप्त करनाHindi
- abbreviarInterlingua
- mempersingkatIndonesian
- abreviarIdo
- stytta, skammstafaIcelandic
- abbreviareItalian
- 短い, 略す, 短縮, 省略, 省略するJapanese
- 약생하다, 생략하다, 단축하다, 약하다Korean
- berrheCornish
- abbreviōLatin
- скратуваMacedonian
- afkorten, verkorten, inkortenDutch
- forkorteNorwegian
- skrócić, skracaćPolish
- encurtado, encurtar, abreviado, abreviarPortuguese
- abrevia, simplifica, scurtaRomanian
- сокращатьRussian
- shkurtojAlbanian
- förkortaSwedish
- abbreviateTamil
- సంక్షిప్తంగాTelugu
- ihtisar etmek, kısaltmakTurkish
- скорочуватиUkrainian
- rút gọn, ước lược, tương đối ngắnVietnamese
- brefükönVolapük
- 简略Chinese
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