Abbreviate — Defs

01 v. t. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

imp. & p. p. Abbreviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating

1.
To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
“It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.” — Bacon.
2.
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.(Math.)

02 a. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

1.
Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.[R.]
2.
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.(Biol.)

03 n. An abridgment.