Abbreviate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Abbreviate" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 13 crossword solutions for Abbreviate.

We most recently saw this clue in The Mirror Quick.

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Publications

  • The Mirror Quick - Sunday, 4 Apr 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 29 May 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 5 Jul 2019
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 1 Feb 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4 letters

TRIM
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

5 letters

PRUNE
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

6 letters

REDUCE
Take off weight

7 letters

RETRACT
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

SHORTEN
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

ABRIDGE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

CURTAIL
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

8 letters

CUTSHORT
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

CONTRACT
A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

CONDENSE
Develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"

COMPRESS
Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

11 letters

FORESHORTEN
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"