abbreviare

Meaning

to abbreviate, to shorten

Concepts

abbreviate

shorten

abridge

shrink

reduce

cut short

contract

decoct

epitomize

expurgate

garble

mangle

minimize

outline

paralyze

sketch

summarise

summarize

truncate

adumbrate

boil away

boil down

cease

curtail

cut down

Synonyms

accorciare

ridurre

diminuire

tagliare

terminare

🔚

accennare

condensare

raccorciare

sintetizzare

troncare

riaccorciare

finire

limitare

riassumere

Translations

abréger

abreviar

kürzen

abreviar

inkorten

abkürzen

verkorten

raccourcir

συντομέυω

verkürzen

afkorten

verringern

vermindern

diminuer

encurtar

Hyphenated as

ab‧bre‧vià‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ab.breˈvja.re/

Etymology

From Latin abbreviāre.