Definitions for abridge
əˈbrɪdʒabridge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceverb

   reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

   "The manuscript must be shortened"

2. abridgeverb

   lessen, diminish, or curtail

   "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abridgeverb

   To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

2. abridgeverb

   To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary..

3. abridgeverb

   To deprive; to cut off;

4. abridgeverb

   To lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

5. Etymology: * First attested in 1303.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ABRIDGEverb

   Etymology: abreger, Fr. abbrevio, Lat.

   1. To make shorter in words, keeping still the same substance.

   All these sayings, being declared by Jason of Cyrene in five books, we will essay to abridge in one volume. 2 Macc. ii. 23.

   2. To contract, to diminish, to cut short.

   The determination of the will, upon enquiry, is following the direction of that guide; and he, that has a power to act or not to act, according as such determination directs, is free. Such determination abridges not that power wherein liberty consists. John Locke.

   3. To deprive of; in which sense it is followed by the particle from, or of, preceding the thing taken away.

   I have disabled mine estate,
   By shewing something a more swelling port,
   Than my faint means would grant continuance;
   Nor do I now make moan to be abridg’d
   From such a noble rate. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   They were formerly, by the common law, discharged from pontage and murage; but this privilege has been abridged them since by several statutes. John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abridge

   Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood and Ongar. It is part of the civil parish of Lambourne and is served by Lambourne Parish Council.It takes its name from the brick bridge over the River Roding, which is situated just to the north of the modern centre, on the road to Theydon Bois.

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1. abridge

   To abridge is to shorten or condense a book, document, film, or other piece of work by removing details, sections or elements, often while attempting to preserve its essential meaning or content. It can also mean to diminish or reduce the extent, scope, or privileges of something.

2. abridge

   Abridge means to shorten a piece of writing, speech, text or a film, removing the details or parts that may be considered less important or relevant, while keeping the essential points or elements intact. It can also refer to limiting or diminishing rights or privileges.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abridgeverb

   to make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights

2. Abridgeverb

   to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary

3. Abridgeverb

   to deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights

4. Etymology: [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abrger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See Brief and cf. Abbreviate.]

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1. Abridge

   Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 16 miles southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. It is part of the civil parish of Lambourne and is served by Lambourne Parish Council. It takes its name from the brick bridge over the River Roding, which is situated just to the north of the modern centre, on the road to Theydon Bois.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abridge

   a-brij′, v.t. to make brief or short: to shorten: to epitomise: to curtail, as privileges or authority.—ns. Abridg′ment, Abridge′ment, contraction: shortening of time, labour or privileges: a compendium of a larger work: an epitome or synopsis: (law) the leaving out of certain portions Of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder. [O. Fr. abregier (Fr. abréger)—L. abbreviāre. See Abbreviate.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of abridge in a Sentence

1. Pamela Geller:

   I will not abridge my freedoms so as not to offend savages, freedom of speech is under violent assault here.

2. Associated Press:

   We are also here to say to Manchin: Any so-called Democrat who claims to support the nonconstitutional filibuster over the constitutional guarantee that no state can deny or abridge the right to vote … you are assisting the Republicans in their extremism.

3. Rudy Giuliani:

   This Week, rudy Giuliani can't abridge Rudy Giuliani power to do it. That's something Rudy Giuliani can decide down the road one way or the other.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abridge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abridge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abridge
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridge
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abridge
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=abridge
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=abridge