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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, n. [L. breviatus, p. p. of breviare to
   shorten, brevis short.]
   1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.
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            I omit in this breviate to rehearse.  --Hakluyt.
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            The same little breviates of infidelity have . . .
            been published and dispersed with great activity.
                                                  --Bp. Porteus.
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   2. A lawyer's brief. [R.] --Hudibras.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, v. t.
   To abbreviate. [Obs.]
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