Definitions

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  • verb uncommon, transitive To make unabbreviated: to expand (something which was abbreviated).

Etymologies

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un- +‎ abbreviate

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Examples

  • What's more likely is that the writer typed an abbreviation while he was getting a quote, then forgot to unabbreviate it.

    Blow THIS. Roger Sutton 2007

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