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- pronunciation:
bri
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eIt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviated |
| definition 1: |
to shorten the time or length of.
When told he would have only fifteen minutes to speak, John abbreviated his speech.- synonyms:
- compress, condense, cut, reduce, shorten
- antonyms:
- extend, lengthen
- similar words:
- abridge, digest
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| definition 2: |
to shorten by using fewer letters.
People usually abbreviate the word "Mister" and write "Mr."- synonyms:
- shorten
- similar words:
- abridge, compress, condense, cut, reduce
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| derivation: |
abbreviated (adj.) |
The word abbreviate
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrasive, abrupt, absence, absent, absolute, absorb, abstain, abstract, abuse
brev, brevi
Latin
root
that means short, brief
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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