abbreviate

a. சுருக்கமான, குறுகிய, (வினை) சுருக்கு, குறுக்கம் செய்.

Synonyms

shorten reduce abridge contract curtail epitomize condense prune compress

Antonyms

lengthen prolong extend enlarge produce elongate amplify expand dilate

Ab*bre"vi*ate, v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abbreviated; p.pr. & vb.n. Abbreviating.] Etym: [L. abbreviatus, p.p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See Abridge.] 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. (Math.) Defn: To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. Ab*bre"vi*ate, a. Etym: [L. abbreviatus, p.p.] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] "The abbreviate form." Earle. 2. (Biol.) Defn: Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. Ab*bre"vi*ate, n. Defn: An abridgment. [Obs.] Elyot.

abbreviate - Similar Words

abbreviated abbreviature breviate abbreviator abbreviatory abbreviation breviature ambreate aviate revibrate