abbreviate
verb
°To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
"It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. — Francis Bacon"
°To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
adjective
°Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
°Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
noun
°(obsolete) An abridgment.