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abbreviate
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- Conjugation :
past
abbreviated
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abbreviating
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Derivatives :
n
abbreviator
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- abbreviate
[ə'brɪvɪ.et]
[ə'brɪːvɪeɪt]
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1.
vt.
使简短;缩短;缩简;节略(演讲等)
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2.
vt.
缩写(词或短语)
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vi.
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- abbreviate
[ə'briːvɪ"eɪt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to shorten (a word or phrase) by contraction or omission of some letters or words
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2.
vt.
to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc
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3.
vt.
to cut short
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4.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin brevis brief
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