Abridge

English

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

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbrɪdʒ/

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Verb

Infinitive to Abridge

Third person singular abridg

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abridge (third-person singular simple present abridg, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration.

   • The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
   • She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller

2. (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
3. (transitive) To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
4. (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

Derived terms

• abridged
• abridger

Related terms

• abridgement
• unabridged

Translations

to make shorter (1)

Bulgarian: съкращавам bg(bg), скъсявам bg(bg) Danish: forkorte, sammendrage Dutch: beperken nl(nl), verkorten nl(nl) Finnish: lyhentää fi(fi), typistää fi(fi), supistaa fi(fi) French: abréger fr(fr) German: verkürzen de(de), kürzen de(de)

Italian: accorciare it(it), abbreviare it(it), ridurre it(it) Latin: abbreviō la(la) Norwegian: forkorte Portuguese: abreviar pt(pt) Spanish: abreviar, condensar compendiar

to shorten or contract by using fewer words (2)

Bulgarian: съкращавам bg(bg) Danish: forkorte, sammendrage Dutch: verkorten, inkorten Finnish: lyhentää fi(fi) French: abréger fr(fr)

German: verkürzen de(de) Italian: abbreviare it(it) Norwegian: sammendra Portuguese: abreviar pt(pt) Spanish: abreviar es(es), resumir es(es)

to deprive (3)

Bulgarian: ограничавам, лишавам (от права) Dutch: beroven (van) Finnish: riistää fi(fi), viedä fi(fi) French: abréger fr(fr)

Italian: privare it(it), limitare it(it) Portuguese: privar pt(pt) Spanish: privar es(es)

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• Interlingua: abbreviar, reducer

Anagrams

• abdegir,
• brigade

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