[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, asft.forfoot, ab.forabout, R.I.for Rhode Island, NWfor Northwest,or Xnfor Christian.", "to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer:to abbreviate a speech."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to use abbreviations ."]}]