Definition of BREVIATE

breviate

Meanings

Plural: breviates

Noun

  • A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
  • A brief missive or dispatch; a note.
  • A lawyer's brief.

Verb

  • To abbreviate, shorten.
  • To abstract for counsel's instruction, to brief

Adj

  • Abbreviated, short.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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