abbreviate
— Verb
– English
~ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate
— Verb
– English
~ shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
abbreviated
— Adjective
– English
~ cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
abbreviated
— Adjective
– English
~ (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"