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abbreviates definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abbreviate 1 of 2 senses of abbreviate Sense 2 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abbreviate 1 of 2 senses of abbreviate Sense 2 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope Entailment of verb abbreviate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb abbreviate 2 senses of abbreviate Sense 1 abbreviate => reduce, simplify Sense 2 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb abbreviate abbreviate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb abbreviate Sense 1 abbreviate => reduce, simplify -------------- Sense 2 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Overview of verb abbreviate The verb abbreviate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) abbreviate -- (shorten, as of words "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'.") 2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") Overview of verb abbreviate The verb abbreviate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) abbreviate -- (shorten, as of words "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'.") 2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
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