1. (

• abridge ,
• foreshorten ,
• abbreviate ,
• shorten ,
• cut ,
• contract ,
• reduce ,

) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" ;

2. (

• abbreviate

) shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" ;

1. (

• abbreviated ,
• brief

) (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" ;

2. (

• abbreviated ,
• shortened ,
• truncated

) cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" ;