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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abridged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Abridging.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F.
     abr['e]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See Brief
     and cf. Abbreviate.]
     1. 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.'' --Smollett.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her
              train from state to necessity.        --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining
        the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a
        history or dictionary.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by
        from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abridged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Abridging.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F.
     abr['e]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See Brief
     and cf. Abbreviate.]
     1. 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.'' --Smollett.
  
              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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     vb.
     (present participle of en abridge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     vb.
     (present participle of en abridge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     vb.
     (present participle of en abridge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     vb.
     (present participle of en abridge nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a bridg ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abridging
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en abridge ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb abridge)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Abridging /ɐbɹˈɪdʒɪŋ/
  1. الاختصار
  2. الإيجاز
  3. التلخيص

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abridging /ɐbɹˈɪdʒɪŋ/
  einschränkend, beschneidend
     Synonym: cabining
  
   see: abridge, cabin, abridged, cabined
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abridging /ɐbɹˈɪdʒɪŋ/
  kürzend, verkürzend
   see: abridge sth., abridged, abridges, abridged, abridged edition, abridged version, abridge a book
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈbɹɪdʒɪŋ/


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