abridge
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abridge¹
- /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.
verb abridges · abridging · abridged
- To deprive; to cut off.
- To debar from.
- To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. She retired her self to Sebaste, and abridged her train from State to necessity.
- To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense. It was still necessary for the man who had been formerly saluted by the highest authority as dictator of the English language to supply his wants by constant toil. He abridged his Dictionary. He proposed to bring out an edition of Shakespeare by subscription, and many subscribers sent in their names
- Cut short; truncate.
- To curtail. He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.
Abridge²
Where it comes from
From Middle English Affebrigg, from Old English, from Æffa (personal name) + brycg (“bridge”). For the first element see Effingham.
proper noun
- A village in Essex, England.
Translations
Every language
verb to deprive
| Español | privar |
|---|---|
| Português | privar, despojar |
| Italiano | privare, limitare |
| Русский | уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ, убавля́ть ubavljátʹ, ограни́чивать ograníčivatʹ, уре́зывать urézyvatʹ |
verb to make shorter
| Español | abreviar, condensar, compendiar |
|---|---|
| Português | abreviar, encurtar |
| Français | abréger |
| Deutsch | verkürzen, kürzen |
| Italiano | accorciare, abbreviare, ridurre |
| Русский | сокраща́ть sokraščátʹ, укора́чивать ukoráčivatʹ, усека́ть usekátʹ |
| العربية | قَصَّر qaṣṣar |
verb to shorten or contract by using fewer words
| Español | abreviar, resumir |
|---|---|
| Português | abreviar, resumir |
| Français | abréger |
| Deutsch | verkürzen |
| Italiano | abbreviare |
| Русский | сокраща́ть sokraščátʹ, уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ, сумми́ровать summírovatʹ |
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