vverb.changereduce in scope while retaining essential elementsSynset:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten
Examples:- The manuscript must be shortened
Antonyms:expand
Derivationally Related Form:abridgementshortenerabridgercontractionabbreviator
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:abridgedecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:bowdlerisebowdlerizecastrateconcentratecondensedigestexpurgateshorten
Full Troponyms:bowdlerizedigestencapsulatetelescope
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: abridge)
vverb.changeshortenExamples:- Abbreviate 'New York' and write 'NY'
Derivationally Related Form:abbreviationabbreviator
Hypernyms:reduce
Inherited Hypernyms:abbreviatereducesimplifychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.all(of clothing) very shortSynset:brief
Examples:- an abbreviated swimsuit
- a brief bikini
Antonyms:long
Inherited Hypernyms:abbreviated
Similar to:short
adj satadj.allcut short in durationSynset:shortened truncated
Examples:- the abbreviated speech
- her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
- an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
Antonyms:long
Inherited Hypernyms:abbreviated
Similar to:short