abbreviate
v.
mid-15c., from Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy, from Middle French abrevier (14c.), from Latin abbreviare. Related: Abbreviated; abbreviating.
〔李〕[ab-（ad-）=to 到；brevi=short 短；-ate v.=to make 使 …“to make short to a certain degree 使变短到某种程度”→] v. shorten（a word or phrase）缩写；简略
〔李〕[ab-;brev;-i-;-atev.] v.缩写； 简略 ←brev (L brevis)=short, shallow 短，浅
〔蒋〕[ab-加强意义，brev短，-i-，-ate动词后缀，使…] 缩短，缩写，节略（读物等）