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abbreviate

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ab∙bre∙vi∙ate / əˈbrivɪˌet ; əˈbri:vieɪt /
◙verb [T]
1. to make a word or expression shorter by not including letters or using only the first letter of each word
• 缩略，缩写;
【SYN】 shorten
 »be abbreviated to sth
 »'Information technology' is usually abbreviated to 'IT'.
  information technology （信息技术）通常被缩略为 IT。