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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryab·bre·vi·ate\ə-ˈbrē-vē-ˌāt\ transitive verb (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare — more at abridge DATE 15th century : to make briefer; especially : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the wholeSynonyms: see shorten• ab·bre·vi·a·tor \-ˌā-tər\ noun English Etymologyabbreviate abbreviate (v.) mid-15c., from L. abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. abrevier (14c.), from L. abbreviare. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7abbreviateab·bre·vi·ate / E5bri:vieit / verb[VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (to sth) to make a word, phrase or name shorter by leaving out letters or using only the first letter of each word 缩略；把词语、名称缩写(成…) SYN shorten : the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (usually abbreviated to JPL) 喷气推进实验室(通常缩写成 JPL) • ab·bre·vi·ated adj.: Where appropriate, abbreviated forms are used. 适当的地方用了缩写形式。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedab·bre·vi·ateI. \əˈbrēvēˌāt, aˈb-, usu -ad.+V\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English abbreviaten, from Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare — more at abridge: to make briefer : shorten: a. : to reduce the length of (as a book) by omitting some parts : abridge < abbreviate a novel for very young readers > b. : to shorten by bringing to an end earlier than that planned or expected : cut short < the ceremony, held during the annual Alumni Day, was abbreviated by rain — New York Times > c. : to reduce (as an object or a form) in size or complexity by contraction or simplification < in all these systems there was more or less tendency to abbreviate the pictures, to contract them to a few strokes — A.L.Kroeber > d. : to reduce (as a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole < abbreviate building as bldg > < United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A. > — compare abbreviationSynonyms: see shortenII. \-_ə̇t, -ˌāt\ adjectiveEtymology: Late Latin abbreviatus: shortened : relatively short : abbreviatedIII. \-ˌāt\ noun(-s)Etymology: Late Latin abbreviatus, past participleScots law : abridgment, abstract

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