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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. التلخيصFrom 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 bookFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/əˈbɹɪdʒɪŋ/