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abbreviate

[uh-bree-vee-eyt] / əˈbri viˌeɪt /
VERB
shorten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abridge compress
STRONG
abstract clip condense contract cut digest encapsulate pare prune reduce summarize trim
WEAK
boil down cut back cut down cut off cut out get to the meat put in a nutshell take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expand extend increase
STRONG
enlarge lengthen strengthen
WEAK
amplify
VERB
cut short an activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort truncate
STRONG
curtail restrict
WEAK
stop short
Antonyms
WEAK
amplify enlarge expand extend increase lengthen

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The U.S. stock market will have an abbreviated trading session Wednesday for Christmas Eve, and will be closed Thursday for Christmas.

From MarketWatch

The U.S. stock market will have an abbreviated trading session Wednesday for Christmas Eve, and will be closed Thursday for Christmas.

From MarketWatch

The greatest moment by a Dodger benchwarmer in baseball history, a guy so embedded in the landscape of Los Angeles sports that he will be forever known simply by two abbreviated versions of his name...

From Los Angeles Times

It will reopen on Friday for an abbreviated session that ends at 1 p.m.

From MarketWatch

This week is an abbreviated one for stock trading—markets are closed Thursday for the holiday, and both the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange close at 1 p.m. on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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