English to Afrikaans Meaning of abbreviate - afkort


Abbreviate :
afkort

verkort, verminder, afkort, laer, nederige, verkleineer, kortknip, som, beperk, kontrak, byl, verskerp, klap, sagte, afneem, besnoeien, kondenseer, maak klein

afkortverkortegebruik afkortingsabbreviating
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Definitions of abbreviate in English
Verb(1) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements(2) shorten
Examples of abbreviate in English
(1) Europeans abbreviate dates in reverse, and doing it wrong could invalidate your card.(2) I wish subtitles didn't have to abbreviate the dialogue though.(3) Due to the large numbers of those indicted, the court clerks eventually tired of writing the charge in full and began to abbreviate it.(4) Such an establishment was called a cafÔö£┬« concert or cafÔö£┬« conc├ö├ç├û (be careful not to abbreviate it further).(5) In order to save typing, many people will abbreviate common words and phrases.(6) When I'm composing my reviews, I often abbreviate the movie title, then use Microsoft Word's replace function to fill in the title in its entirety.(7) Here we greatly abbreviate our summary of the book to focus on its limitations.(8) I should probably explain that that's how Krista abbreviates her full name, which is Kristine.(9) The name is usually abbreviated to poliomyelitis, or more commonly, polio.(10) It isn't an easy read, mostly because the skinny format abbreviates names to three letters, often beyond recognition.(11) The following are some abbreviated notes of mine from this tasting.(12) There's nothing particularly new about using abbreviated forms of words when space is limited or repetition becomes tiresome.(13) The foregoing is a very abbreviated version of Wittgenstein's argument in Philosophical Investigations.(14) Pseudonyms will not be used; abbreviated addresses will be published.(15) The summary that follows will be necessarily abbreviated .(16) Around this time she met the famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and abbreviated her name to Dora Maar.
Synonyms
Verb
1. shorten ::
verkort
2. reduce ::
verminder
3. cut ::
sny
4. contract ::
kontrak
5. condense ::
kondenseer
6. compress ::
compress
7. abridge ::
besnoeien
8. truncate ::
afgestomp
9. pare down ::
knip af
10. prune ::
snoei
11. shrink ::
krimp
12. telescope ::
teleskoop
13. summarize ::
som
14. abstract ::
abstrakte
16. synopsize ::
synopsize
17. digest ::
Digest
Antonyms
1. elongate ::
verleng
2. extend ::
uit te brei
3. prolong ::
verleng
4. protract ::
rekken
Different Forms
abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating
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