English-German translations for abbreviate

• abkürzen
• kürzen
  Ich werde kürzen und abschließen. I will abbreviate my comments and conclude.
• verkürzen
• abbrevieren
• abbreviieren
• kurzen

Definition of abbreviate

• To shorten by omitting parts or details.
• To speak or write in a brief manner.
• To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
• Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
• Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
• An abridgment.

Related words

• unabbreviated
• abbreviated
• abbreviatedly
• abbreviated form
• in abbreviated form