Abridge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈbrɪdʒ|
Brit.
|əˈbrɪdʒ|
verb
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (syn: abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten)
- lessen, diminish, or curtail
- lessen, diminish, or curtail
the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
Extra examples
...the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: abridge
he/she/it: abridges
present participle: abridging
past tense: abridged
past participle: abridged
I/you/we/they: abridge
he/she/it: abridges
present participle: abridging
past tense: abridged
past participle: abridged
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