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unabbreviate

verb

To make unabbreviated, to expand something which was abbreviated.

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Meanings

verbunabbreviate (third-person singular simple present unabbreviates, present participle unabbreviating, simple past and past participle unabbreviated)

present singular third person unabbreviates · participle present unabbreviating · participle past unabbreviated · past unabbreviated

transitiveuncommonTo make unabbreviated, to expand something which was abbreviated.
It is easy to see what is going on, if in G & ∀x∃yP(x, y) we not only unabbreviate G, but take the outer conjunctions apart, […]
1967, Stephen Cole Kleene, Mathematical Logic, Dover, published 2002, page 293
Synonyms: deabbreviate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make unabbreviated, to expand something which was abbreviated.

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Origin

From un- + abbreviate.

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APA

unabbreviate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabbreviate

MLA

“unabbreviate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabbreviate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unabbreviate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unabbreviate.

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