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abridge

Pronunciation: /əˈbrɪdʒ/

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Definition of abridge

verb

[with object]
  • 1 (often as adjective abridged) shorten (a book, film, speech, etc.) without losing the sense:an abridged text of his speech
  • 2 Law curtail (a right or privilege): even the right to free speech can be abridged

Derivatives

abridgeable

adjective

abridger

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'deprive of'): from Old French abregier, from late Latin abbreviare 'cut short' (see abbreviate)

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