different between abbreviate vs suppress

English

Etymology 1

Either from Middle English abbreviaten, from Latin abbrevi?tus, perfect passive participle of abbrevi? (“to shorten”), formed from ad + brevi? (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”) or back-formation from abbreviation. Doublet of abridge.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?.?b?i?.vi.e?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??b?i.vi.e?t/

Verb

abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17^th century.]
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the early 17^th century.]
3. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
4. (transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]
5. (transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Synonyms

• abridge
• compress
• condense
• contract
• curtail
• epitomize
• reduce
• shorten

Antonyms

• amplify
• dilate
• elongate
• enlarge
• expand
• expatiate
• extend
• lengthen
• produce
• prolong
• stretch

Related terms

• abbreviation
• abbreviator

Translations

Etymology 2

• From Late Latin abbrevi?tus, perfect passive participle of abbrevi? (“abbreviate”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??b?i.vi.?t/, /??b?i.vi.e?t/

Adjective

abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)

1. (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17^th century]
2. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Translations

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?i.vi.e?t/

Noun

abbreviate (plural abbreviates)

1. (obsolete) An abridgment. [Mid 16^th century.]

Translations

References

Interlingua

Adjective

abbreviate (comparative plus abbreviate, superlative le plus abbreviate)

1. Being abbreviated.

Italian

Verb

abbreviate

1. second-person plural present of abbreviare
2. second-person plural imperative of abbreviare

Anagrams

• abbeverati

Latin

Verb

abbrevi?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of abbrevi?

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bri?v??t/

Noun

abbreviate (plural abbreviates)

1. (law) an abstract, an abridgement

Usage notes

• Used in adjudication and sequestration.

English

Etymology

Latin suppressus, perfect passive participle of supprim? (“press down or under”), from sub (“under”) + prem? (“press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??p??s/
• Rhymes: -?s
• Hyphenation: sup?press

Verb

suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)

1. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

   Political dissent was brutally suppressed.

2. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.

   I struggled to suppress my smile.

3. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.

   He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.

4. To prevent publication.

   The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.

5. To stop a flow or stream.

   The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.

   Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.

6. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
7. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
8. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

Derived terms

• suppression
• suppressor

Translations

Further reading

• suppress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• suppress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• press-ups