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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
ABRIDGE, v.t. To shorten. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Oliver CromwellFrom 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
abridge v : reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: elaborate]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abridge Αγγλικά vb. συντομεύω, περικόβωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abridge vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic) To deprive; to cut off. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=8)</ref> 2 (lb en transitive archaic rare) To debar from. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED/> 3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470))<ref name=SOED/>From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Abridge n. (place en village co/Essex cc/England)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
abridge vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic) To deprive; to cut off. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=8)</ref> 2 (lb en transitive archaic rare) To debar from. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED/> 3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470))<ref name=SOED/>From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Abridge n. (place en village co/Essex cc/England)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
abridge vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic) To deprive; to cut off. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=8)</ref> 2 (lb en transitive archaic rare) To debar from. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED/> 3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470))<ref name=SOED/>From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Abridge n. (place en village co/Essex cc/England)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
abridge vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic) To deprive; to cut off. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=8)</ref> 2 (lb en transitive archaic rare) To debar from. (First attested from around (1150 to 1350))<ref name=SOED/> 3 (lb en transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470))<ref name=SOED/>From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Abridge n. (place en village co/Essex cc/England)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abridge Englanti vb. kaventaa, lyhentää, supistaa, typistääFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abridge Engelska vb. 1 förkorta, korta av; minska eller begränsa 2 korta ned genom att använda färre ord, men utan att något av innehållet går förloratFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ 1. begrens, bepaal, beperk 2. bekort 3. verminderFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ 1. اختصر 2. أوجز 3. قصّر 4. يختصر 5. يقصر ::From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
abridge //əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. лишавам, ограничавам to deprive 2. скъсявам, съкращавам to make shorter 3. съкращавам to shorten or contract by using fewer words
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zbavit
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zestručnit Note: text
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zkrátit Note: text
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]einschränken [ein Recht usw.] , beschneiden [jur.] Synonym: cabin see: abridging, cabining, abridged, cabined
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ συντομεύωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
abridge //əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. riistää, viedä to deprive 2. lyhentää, supistaa, typistää to make shorter 3. lyhentää to shorten or contract by using fewer words
abridge /əbridʒ/ 1. limiter 2. abréger, raccourcir 3. abaisser, amoindrir, diminuerFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. संक्षेपण~करना "The book was abridged for children."
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ lišiti, ograničiti, pokratiti, poniženje, skratiti, sniženje, zbitiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ limitare, restringereFrom English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
abridge /əbridʒ/ 1. abbreviare, curtare 2. breviareFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
abridge /ə'brıdʒ/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. (su)trumpinti, (su)traukti 2. (su)siaurinti, (ap)riboti (teises ir pan.) 3. atimti (of)
abridge /əbridʒ/From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]resumir, demarcar, limitar, restringir
abridge /əbridʒ/ 1. limitar 2. abreviar, acortarFrom English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
abridge /ɐbɹˈɪdʒ/ 1. kısaltmak, özetlemek, kesmek 2. mahrum etmek abridgement kısaltma, özetleme 3. azalma, kesilme 4. bir eser, demeç veya sözün kısaltılmış şekli 5. özet, hulâsa.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əˈbɹɪdʒ/
107 Moby Thesaurus words for "abridge": abbreviate, abstract, bereave, bleed, blot out, blue-pencil, bob, boil down, bowdlerize, brief, cancel, capsule, capsulize, censor, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, cross out, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut off short, cut short, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, delete, depreciate, depress, deprive, deprive of, digest, diminish, disentitle, divest, dock, downgrade, drain, ease one of, edit, edit out, elide, epitomize, erase, expunge, expurgate, foreshorten, kill, lessen, lighten one of, limit, lower, milk, mine, minify, minimize, mow, narrow, nip, nutshell, omit, outline, pare, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, rescind, restrict, retrench, roll back, rub out, scale down, shave, shear, shorten, simplify, sketch, sketch out, slash, snub, step down, strike, strike off, strike out, stunt, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take away from, take from, take in, tap, telescope, trim, truncate, tune down, voidFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 删节,缩短;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 删节,缩短,剥夺