breviate.
A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
Meaning & usage
A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
A brief missive or dispatch; a note.
A lawyer's brief.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin breviātum, from the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
To abbreviate, shorten.
To abstract for counsel's instruction, to brief
Where this word comes from
First attested in the beginning of the 16ᵗʰ century; either borrowed from Latin breviātus, the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)) or apheretic form of abbreviate.
Abbreviated, short.
Where this word comes from
First attested in the beginning of the 16ᵗʰ century; either borrowed from Latin breviātus, the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)) or apheretic form of abbreviate.
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