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Synonyms and Antonyms of abbreviate

synonym (synonym of abbreviate)

  • (verb.change)
    abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of abbreviate)

  • (verb.change)
    dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
    add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (abbreviate IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (verb.contact)
    decrease, lessen, minify
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • shorten (verb.change)
    reduce
    make less complex (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF abbreviate relation)

  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
    bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    concentrate, condense, digest
    make more concise (verb.change)
     

verb group (abbreviate is verb group of ....)

  • (verb.change)
    cut, edit, edit out
    cut and assemble the components of (verb.change)
     

derivation (.... is derived from abbreviate)

  • (noun.act)
    contraction
    the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation
    a shortened version of a written work (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.object)
    shortener
    any agent that shortens (noun.object)
     
  • shorten (verb.change)
    abbreviation
    a shortened form of a word or phrase (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    abbreviator, abridger
    one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work (noun.person)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit reduce decrease lessen minify bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate expurgate concentrate condense cut edit edit out abbreviation abbreviator contraction abridgement shortener
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. abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten . dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate . decrease, lessen, minify . reduce . bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten . concentrate, condense, digest . cut, edit, edit out . contraction . abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation . shortener . abbreviation . abbreviator, abridger


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