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abbreviate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ABBREVIATE
to make less in extent or duration <had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize>
Related Words abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up; abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim; decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper
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