12 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abbreviating
11 Letter Words for Abbreviating
bearbaiting
9 Letter Words for Abbreviating
barnabite, bivariant, bivariate, evirating, rabbanite, rabbeting, rabbinate, rabbinite, rabbiting, rebaiting, taivering, variating, vibrating
8 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abearing, aerating, antiager, atabrine, averting, aviating, bagatine, baiginet, berating, bevaring, grievant, navigate, rabatine, ravinate, rebating, rebiting, riveting, tabering, tavering, trainage, vaginate, vinaigre, vintager
7 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abating, abbatie, abietin, abigeat, agatine, airting, anergia, angareb, angrite, antbear, antiair, arabine, arabite, aribine, atabrin, atebrin, aterian, avertin, avigate, baignet, bainite, bairagi, bairnie, baiting, barbate, barbing, barbita, bargain, barnage, beanbag, bearing, beating, begrain, brabant, bragite, brainge, bratina, braving, bribing, britain, eviting, gabarit, gabbart, gabbier, gibbert, gibbier, granate, granita, granite, gratine, gribane, iberian, ignatia, ignavia, igniter, igraine, inertia, ingiver, ingrate, ingrave, ingreat, intaria, inviter, naegait, naivite, negrita, nigeria, rabinet, raiting, reaving, reiving, ribbing, rieving, rigbane, ringbit, ringite, tabagie, tabbing, taberna, tanager, tangier, taverna, tearing, tiering, tigrine, tranvia, vaganti, vagient, vaginae, vagrant, vagrate, vairagi, vantage, variant, variate, verting, vibrant, vibrate, vinegar, vintage, viragin, virgate, vitrage, vitrain, vitrean, vitrine, vrbaite
6 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abanet, abater, abbate, abbrev, abient, abigei, abrine, aegina, agnate, agreat, aigret, airbag, airing, anteri, antiae, antiar, arabin, arabit, arenga, argent, argine, argive, aribin, artabe, atabeg, atinga, avanti, avenir, averia, averin, aviate, baaing, babier, bagani, bagnet, baigan, bainie, baiter, banate, banger, banter, barani, barbet, barbie, baring, barite, bating, bavian, bebait, bebang, begani, begari, berain, bering, bertin, betain, beting, bibite, bigate, binate, binger, biriba, biting, bivane, biverb, branta, brevit, brigit, brinie, earing, eartab, eartag, eating, ebbing, engarb, engirt, entria, erivan, gabari, gabbai, gabber, gabert, gainer, gaiter, gariba, garnet, garten, garvie, gibbar, gibber, gibbet, gibier, girnie, gitana, graben, graine, granat, granet, gratae, gratia, gratin, gravat, graven, grenat, grivet, grivna, iberia, ignite, ingate, ingirt, intire, invert, invite, nabber, nagari, nageia, naigie, naiver, native, naveta, navite, negara, nerita, niagra, nibber, rabban, rabbet, rabbin, rabbit, ragini, ratbag, ratina, ratine, rating, ravage, ravine, raving, reagan, reagin, rebait, regain, regian, regina, retain, retina, ribbet, ribibe, rivage, rivina, riving, tabber, taeing, tairge, taiver, tanega, tanger, tangie, tanier, tarage, taring, tarvia, tavern, teabag, teaing, terbia, tibiae, tinage, tinger, tinier, tirage, tirana, tiriba, tiring, trabea, tragia, triage, trigae, tringa, trivia, vagant, vagina, vainer, varing, vinage, vinata, vinier, vinter, virent, virgin, viring
5 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abate, abave, abear, abner, abnet, abret, abrin, aegir, aevia, again, agate, agave, agent, agita, agnat, agria, agrin, aiger, airan, aiver, anear, anger, angia, antae, antar, antra, antre, arage, arain, arati, arena, areng, arent, argan, argin, arian, arite, atavi, ating, atren, atria, avant, avena, avera, avern, avert, avian, avine, babai, babar, bagie, bagne, bagre, baign, bairn, banat, banga, bange, bania, banig, barat, barba, barbe, baret, barge, baria, barie, barit, batea, bater, bavin, beant, beata, beati, bebar, bebat, began, begar, begat, begin, being, beira, benab, berat, betag, bigae, binge, binit, birne, biter, bivia, brage, bragi, brain, brant, brava, brave, bravi, breba, brent, breva, brevi, brian, bribe, brine, bring, brite, enrib, entia, erbia, ering, etang, evang, gaine, ganev, ganta, garbe, garni, gater, gavia, geira, genii, genit, giant, giber, girba, given, giver, givin, grain, grana, grane, grant, grata, grate, grave, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, inert, inger, inter, intra, invar, irani, irate, irena, irian, iring, naevi, naira, naive, navar, navet, navig, nevat, niata, niger, nigra, niter, rabat, rabbi, raine, raita, range, ratan, raven, ravin, reata, rebab, rebag, reban, rebit, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, retag, retan, retia, retin, riant, riata, ribat, ringe, riven, rivet, taber, taiga, taira, tairn, tanga, tangi, tania, tarea, targe, tarie, tarin, tarve, taver, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, tiang, tiara, tiber, tibia, tiger, tinea, tinge, tingi, tirve, tiver, tragi, train, trave, tribe, triga, trina, trine, vaire, vanir, varan, varia, varna, vegan, venta, vergi, viage, vigia, vigna, vinea, viner, vinet, vingt, vinta, virga, virge, vitae, vitra
4 Letter Words for Abbreviating
abba, abbe, abbr, abet, abib, abir, abit, abri, agar, agba, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aina, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aivr, anat, anba, anet, anga, anre, anta, ante, anti, arab, arba, area, areg, aren, aret, aria, arna, arni, arte, atar, aver, avie, baar, baba, babe, baga, bain, bait, bane, bang, bani, bant, bara, barb, bare, bari, barn, bart, bata, bate, bean, bear, beat, bein, bena, beng, beni, bent, berg, bern, beta, bibi, bien, bier, biga, bine, bing, bint, biri, birn, birt, bite, biti, brab, brae, brag, bran, brat, brei, bret, brev, brie, brig, brin, brit, earn, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, erin, etna, gaba, gabi, gaea, gaen, gaet, gaia, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gara, garb, gare, gari, garn, gart, gata, gate, gave, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, gerb, geta, gibe, gien, gire, giri, girn, girt, gite, give, gnar, gnat, grab, gran, grat, grav, gren, gret, grin, grit, iaea, iare, inbe, inga, inia, init, inta, inti, intr, invt, iran, itai, iter, ivin, nabe, naga, nagi, naib, naig, nare, natr, nave, navi, near, neat, neti, nevi, ngai, rabi, raga, rage, ragi, raia, rain, rait, rana, rane, rang, rant, rata, rate, rave, rean, regt, rein, reit, rent, rgen, ribe, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, riva, rive, taar, tabi, taen, taig, tain, tana, tane, tang, tara, tare, tari, tarn, tava, tave, tean, tear, tega, teng, tera, tern, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trag, trav, trib, trie, trig, trin, trna, vage, vagi, vain, vair, vane, vang, vant, vara, vare, vari, vega, vein, vena, vent, vera, verb, veri, vert, veta, vibe, vier, viga, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Abbreviating
aba, abb, abn, abr, abt, abv, aer, aga, age, agr, agt, aia, ain, air, ait, ana, ane, ant, ara, arb, are, arg, arn, art, ate, ava, ave, avg, avn, baa, bab, bae, bag, bai, ban, bar, bat, beg, ben, ber, bet, bib, big, bin, bit, bra, bvt, ean, ear, eat, ebb, ebn, eir, eng, env, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, evg, gab, gan, gar, gat, geb, gen, ger, get, gib, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, iaa, iba, ign, ing, int, inv, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, naa, nab, nae, nag, nar, nat, nav, nbe, nbg, nea, neb, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nit, rab, rag, rai, ran, rat, rbi, rea, reb, reg, rei, rev, ria, rib, rie, rig, rin, rit, riv, rna, rte, rti, taa, tab, tag, tai, tan, tar, tav, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tib, tie, tig, tin, tng, tra, tri, vae, vag, van, var, vat, veg, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, vig, vii, vin
Definitions for Abbreviating
[1] to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, as ft. for foot, ab. for about, R.I. for Rhode Island, NW for Northwest, or Xn for Christian.
[2] to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer: to abbreviate a speech.
[3] to use abbreviations.
[4] to shorten (a word or phrase) by contraction or omission of some letters or words
[5] to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc
[6] to cut short
Words related to Abbreviating
abbreviateabridge, compress, abort, truncate, trim, pare, cut, prune, clip, abstract, reduce, condense, contract, summarize, encapsulate, digest, restrict, curtail
Words nearby Abbreviating
abbreviateabbott, abbott's method, abboud, abbr., abbrev., abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviatory, abby, abbé
Origin of Abbreviating
e1400–50; late Middle English abbreviaten < Late Latin abbreviātus shortened (past participle of abbreviāre ), equivalent to Latin ad- ad- + breviātus (brevi(s ) short + -ātus -ate1)
Other words from Abbreviating
ab·bre·vi·a·tor , noun
Word origin for Abbreviating
eC15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief
Synonyms for Abbreviating
abridge, compress, abstract, clip, condense, contract, cut, digest, encapsulate, pare, prune, reduce, summarize, trim, boil down, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut out, get to the meat, put in a nutshell, take out