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Meaning of word abbreviate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.

Example : The manuscript must be shortened.

Synonyms : abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Add details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation.
dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

Meaning : Shorten.

Example : Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'.

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