abridge

Speech parts

1. abridge - Verb

2. Abridge - Proper noun

Meaning

To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cut reduce contract shorten abbreviate foreshorten lower prune limit narrow decrease compact abstract crop telescope
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Antonyms

free increase develop grow progress benefit
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Hypernyms

minify decrease restrict lessen curb curtail

Hyponyms

concentrate digest shorten condense castrate expurgate

Related terms

unabridged

Derivatives

abridged abridging

Anagrams

brigade bigrade

Examples

The manuscript must be shortened Source: Internet

the new law might abridge our freedom of expression Source: Internet

For instance, he claims his wife Helen is a psychiatrist and that he was inspired to abridge Morgenstern's The Princess Bride for his only child, a son. Source: Internet

The response was to deny Congress power to abridge the ancient right of individuals to keep and bear arms, so that the ideal of a citizens’ militia would be preserved. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Abrianna abricock abridgable abridgeable abridged abridged characterization