'Breviate' definitions:

Definition of 'Breviate'

From: GCIDE
  • Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, n. [L. breviatus, p. p. of breviare to shorten, brevis short.]
  • 1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement. [1913 Webster]
  • I omit in this breviate to rehearse. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
  • The same little breviates of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity. --Bp. Porteus. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A lawyer's brief. [R.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Breviate'

From: GCIDE
  • Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, v. t. To abbreviate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]