breviate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bre"vi*ate noun

Etymology

L. breviatus, p.p. of breviare to shorten, brevis short.

Definitions

1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.

   I omit in this breviate to rehearse. Hakluyt.

   The same little breviates of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity. Bp. Porteus.

2. A lawyer's brief. R. Hudibras.

Bre"vi*ate transitive verb

Definitions

1. To abbreviate. Obs.