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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, v. t.
To abbreviate. [Obs.]
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