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breviate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bre-vi-ate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A brief missive or dispatch; a note.

noun

A lawyer's brief.

verb

To abbreviate, shorten.

Obsolete

verb

To abstract for counsel's instruction, to brief

Obsolete

adj

Abbreviated, short.

Obsolete

Etymology

First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin breviātum, from the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

breviates (plural) breviates (present, singular) breviating (participle, present) breviated (participle, past) breviated (past) more breviate (comparative) most breviate (superlative)

Derived Forms

breviating

Questions

What does breviate mean?
A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
Where does breviate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1581.

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