Abbreviate and Summarize

Abbreviate

Abbreviate verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize

Summarize is a synonym for abbreviate in shorten topic. In some cases you can use "Summarize" instead a verb "Abbreviate", when it comes to topics like abridge, condense.

Summarize

Summarize verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).

Abbreviate is a synonym for summarize in reduction topic. You can use "Abbreviate" instead a verb "Summarize", if it concerns topics such as abridge, condense.

Common collocations

way abbreviate way summarize way
history abbreviate history summarize history
events abbreviate events summarize events
seasons abbreviate seasons summarize seasons
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