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1 abridge
ə'bri‹(to make (especially a book) shorter.) forkorte- abridged- abridgement
- abridgmentverb \/əˈbrɪdʒ\/1) forkorte, skjære ned (på)2) dra (sammen), beskjære3) ( jus) avkorte
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abridge — ► VERB ▪ shorten (a text or film). DERIVATIVES abridgement (also abridgment) noun abridger noun. ORIGIN Old French abregier, from Latin abbreviare abbreviate … English terms dictionary
abridge — /ə brij/ vt abridged, abridg·ing: to diminish or reduce in scope no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the United States U.S. Constitution amend. XIV abridg·ment or… … Law dictionary
abridge — verb /əˈbrɪdʒ/ a) To make shorter; to shorten in duration. , The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. Smollett b) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; … Wiktionary
abridge — verb she was hired to abridge the works of Shakespeare for a children s book club Syn: shorten, cut, cut short, cut down, curtail, truncate, trim, crop, clip, pare down, prune; abbreviate, condense, contract, compress, reduce, decrease, shrink … Thesaurus of popular words
abridge — verb 1》 shorten (a text or film) without losing the sense. 2》 Law curtail (a right or privilege). Derivatives abridgeable adjective abridgement (also chiefly US abridgment) noun abridger noun Origin ME: from OFr. abregier, from late L … English new terms dictionary
abridge — verb Syn: shorten, cut (down), edit, abbreviate, condense, compress, truncate, prune, summarize, precis; (abridged) concise Ant: extend … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
abridge — UK [əˈbrɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abridge : present tense I/you/we/they abridge he/she/it abridges present participle abridging past tense abridged past participle abridged to produce a shorter form of a book, play etc by making cuts … English dictionary
abridge — transitive verb (abridged; abridging) Etymology: Middle English abregen, from Anglo French abreger, from Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin ad + brevis short more at brief Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic deprive … New Collegiate Dictionary
abridge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. condense, shorten, compress, contract. See shortness.Ant., expand, extend. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. digest, condense, compress, shorten; see decrease 2 , shorten . See Synonym Study at shorten . III… … English dictionary for students
abridge — /əˈbrɪdʒ / (say uh brij) verb (t) (abridged, abridging) 1. to shorten by condensation or omission, or both; rewrite or reconstruct on a smaller scale. 2. to lessen; diminish. 3. to deprive; cut off. {Middle English abrege(n), from Old French… …
abridgement — abridge ► VERB ▪ shorten (a text or film). DERIVATIVES abridgement (also abridgment) noun abridger noun. ORIGIN Old French abregier, from Latin abbreviare abbreviate … English terms dictionary