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Adjective abbreviated has 2 senses

abbreviated, brief - (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
Antonym: long (indirect, via short)
abbreviated, shortened, truncated - cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
Antonym: long (indirect, via short)

Verb abbreviate has 2 senses

abbreviate - shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
--₁ is one way to reduce

Derived forms: noun abbreviation₁, noun abbreviator₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
--₂ is one way to decrease, lessen, minify

Derived form: noun abbreviator₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something