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breviate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

breviate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Abbreviated, short.

Forms

breviate en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To abbreviate, shorten.
2. (obsolete) To abstract for counsel's instruction, to brief

Forms

Deriveds

breviating