Definitions for abridgeəˈbrɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bridge*əˈbrɪdʒ(v.t.)a•bridged, a•bridg•ing.
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
to abridge a book.
to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, or extent; diminish; curtail:
to abridge a visit.
to deprive; cut off.
* Syn: See shorten.
Origin of abridge:
1350–1400; ME < MF abreg(i)er < ML abbreviāre. See a -4, abbreviate
a•bridg′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abridge(verb)
lessen, diminish, or curtail
"the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
Wiktionary
abridge(Verb)
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
abridge(Verb)
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary..
abridge(Verb)
To deprive; to cut off;
abridge(Verb)
To lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
Origin: * First attested in 1303.
Webster Dictionary
Abridge(verb)
to make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights
Abridge(verb)
to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary
Abridge(verb)
to deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights
Translations for abridge
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abridge(verb)
to make (especially a book) shorter.
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