Abridge

Definition of Abridge

A`bridge´
v. t.1.To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
[imp. & p. p. Abridged ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Abridging.]
She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity.
- Fuller.
2.To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
3.To deprive; to cut off; - followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

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