Abbreviate | Mean of abbreviate in English Dictionary

/əˈbriːviˌeɪt/

• Verb
• to make (something) shorter
1. He gave us an abbreviated [=shortened] account of his travels.
• to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form
1. You can abbreviate the word “building” as “bldg.”
2. “United States of America” is commonly abbreviated to/as “USA.”