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Vocabulary Word

Word: abbreviate

Definition: shorten


Sentences Containing 'abbreviate'

But this intensity of his physical prostration did but so much the more abbreviate it.

More Vocab Words

::: peripheral - of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest
::: flamboyant - ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
::: jargon - language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
::: residue - remainder; balance
::: falsify - make (something written) false by changing
::: listless - lacking in spirit or energy; languid
::: apropos - with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
::: debonair - (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
::: freebooter - pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
::: limpid - crystal clear