How do you spell Abbreviate?
Correct spelling
abbreviate
Remember: two B's like 'abbey' plus 'breviate' - think brief abbreviations.
Why is abbreviate spelled this way?
From Latin abbreviare, to shorten. AD (to) + BREVIS (short). An abbreviation cuts a word down to its bones — keeping just enough to be recognized.
Common misspellings of abbreviate
abreviateabbriviateabbrieviate
Example
The editor asked her to abbreviate the lengthy technical terms in the manual.