abridge
v. condense, shorten; make shorter in words | ||||
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Abridge Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abridge
(v. t.)
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
(v. t.)
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
(v. t.)
To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
(v. t.)
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
(v. t.)
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
(v. t.)
To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abridge
Verb
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule
Verb
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule
| The Devil's Dictionary |
ABRIDGE
Abridge, (v.t.)
To shorten.
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for
people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation.
Oliver Cromwell
Abridge, (v.t.)
To shorten.
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for
people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation.
Oliver Cromwell
| Anagram |
abridge
brigade
brigade
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abridge
abridge
abricock \a"bri*cock\ (&?;), n. see apricot. [obs.]
abridge
abricock \a"bri*cock\ (&?;), n. see apricot. [obs.]
| for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America |
abridge
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
abridge
giorruigh
giorruigh
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Talfyru
Talfyru = v. to fore-shorten, to abridge
Talfyru = v. to fore-shorten, to abridge
Abridge Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Abridge
County: Essex
Post Code: RM4
County: Essex
Post Code: RM4
Abridge Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Abridge
Abridge is a small town in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 26 km (16 miles) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The town 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.
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