abridge
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English abregen, from 14th Century Middle French abregier, (French abréger), from Late Latin abbrevio, from Latin ad + brēvio (“‘shorten’”). See brief and compare abbreviate
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈbrɪdʒ/
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[edit] Verb
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to abridge (third-person singular simple present abridges, present participle abridging, simple past and past participle abridged)
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration.
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- The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
- She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
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- (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
- (transitive) To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
- (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
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[edit] Translations
to make shorter (1)
to shorten or contract by using fewer words (2)
to deprive (3)
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