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English verb: abbreviate | |||
| 1. | abbreviate (change) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||
| Samples | The manuscript must be shortened. | ||
| Synonyms | abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, concentrate, condense, digest, expurgate, shorten | ||
| Verb group | cut, edit, edit out | ||
| Antonyms | elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | ||
| 2. | abbreviate (change) shorten | ||
| Samples | Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reduce | ||
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