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verb

Abridge v. t. (past & past part. abridged; pres. part. abridging)

To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. "The bridegroom... abridged his visit." "She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity."

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.

adjective

abridged adj.

Shortened by condensing or rewriting; said of texts: "An abridged version" (Narrower terms: half-length). Antonyms: unabridged, full-length.

Synonyms: condensed

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Etymology of 'Abridged'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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