Associations to the word «Abridge»
Noun
- Redress
- Servitude
- Immunity
- Grievance
- Amendment
- Privilege
- Version
- Translation
- Edition
- Shakespeare
- Weld
- Cassette
- Petition
- Clause
- Audio
- Dictionary
- Paperback
- Liberty
- Freedom
- Excerpt
- Citizen
- Speech
- Liturgy
- Preface
- Elector
- Macbeth
- Digest
- Constitution
- Reprint
- Facsimile
- Appendix
- Right
- Moshe
- Booklet
- Vigil
- Rights
- Volume
- Congress
- Commentary
- Stout
- Disneyland
- Bough
- Frazer
- Quixote
- Novella
- Treatise
- Lexicon
- Text
- Account
- Jurisdiction
- Restraint
- Vote
- Novel
- Compendium
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) (rare) To debar from. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. [First attested in 1384.]. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) Cut short; truncate. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
ABRIDGE, verb. (transitive) To curtail. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
Dictionary definition
ABRIDGE, verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".
ABRIDGE, verb. Lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.