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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004Is there an antonym for "abbreviate"?
Hello, Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or acronym needs to be "unravelled". Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory. > Hello, > > Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or acronym > needs to be "unravelled". > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? > I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory. To go from an abbreviation to a full form, you "expand" the abbreviation. Gary > Hello, > > Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or acronym > needs to be "unravelled". > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? > I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory. I wouls "expand" an abbreviation or acronym, eg, "FBI" expands [in]to "Federal Bureau of Investigation".  SignatureJack Gavin } Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or acronym } needs to be "unravelled". } Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? } I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory. "Expand". SignatureR. J. Valentine <mailto:rj@smart.net> > Hello, > Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or > acronym needs to be "unravelled". > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? > I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory. To "walker" or "walkerize."[*] ------------------------------ [*] Derived from Wordy (but cordial) Eric Walker, who can expand a six-word sentence into a 250-line hebephrenic deluge of words. SignatureReinhold (Rey) Aman > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? "Elongate". SignatureStefano http://www.steve-and-pattie.com/esperantujo D.J. Kim: > > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? Stefano MacGregor: > "Elongate". I have never seen this used in the sense D.J. was asking for. "Expand", yes. "Write it out in full" or similar expressions are probably more common, but D.J. asked for a single word. SignatureMark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb) msb@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg >D.J. Kim: >> > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >yes. "Write it out in full" or similar expressions are probably more >common, What about "spell out"? Is it appropriate in this case (writing)? Or it applies only when one recites each letter of a word? > >D.J. Kim: > >> > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > What about "spell out"? Is it appropriate in this case (writing)? Or it > applies only when one recites each letter of a word? I believe I've seen "spell out" in this sense. Also for "seventeen" versus "17". SignatureJerry Friedman Mark Brader filted: >D.J. Kim: >> > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >yes. "Write it out in full" or similar expressions are probably more >common, but D.J. asked for a single word. In that case, who's for "elaborate"?...r While it was 28/1/04 1:02 am throughout the UK, R H Draney sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus: <snip> >> I have never seen this used in the sense D.J. was asking for. >> "Expand", yes. "Write it out in full" or similar expressions are >> probably more common, but D.J. asked for a single word. I'd be inclined towards "expand". At least it's a fairly short word compared to "abbreviate". > In that case, who's for "elaborate"?...r Hmm.... I guess that *could* have a sense of going from an original form to something longer. For example, suppose you have "Three Letter Acronym". To abbreviate it would be "TLA". To elaborate it would be something like "An ordered triple of alphabetic characters, representing some expression by removing all but the first letter of each word, and which is often noted for its potential to confuse the public." Stewart. SignatureMy e-mail is valid but not my primary mailbox, aside from its being the unfortunate victim of intensive mail-bombing at the moment. Please keep replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit. >D.J. Kim: >> > Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate? >Stefano MacGregor: "Elongate". >I have never seen this used in the sense D.J. was asking for. "Expand", >yes. When I was a young graduate student, I was taught to "extend" abbreviations to achieve a full text. Perhaps that term is not anymore. SignatureRegards, Frank Young tipcat@wam.umd.edu 703-527-7684 Post Office Box 2793, Kensington, Maryland 20891 "Videmus nunc per speculum in aenigmate... Nunc cognosco ex parte" |
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