breviate

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Definition of breviate in English English dictionary

A brief missive or dispatch; a note

A lawyer's brief

A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis

{i} short letter, brief epistle (Archaic)

To abbreviate

A short compend; a summary; a brief statement

A lawyers brief

Hyphenation

bre·vi·ate

Etymology

() From Latin breviātus, perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”).