abridge

a·bridge  (-brj)

tr.v. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing, a·bridg·es

1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense.

2. To cut short; curtail. See Synonyms at shorten.

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[Middle English abregen, from Old French abregier, from Late Latin abbrevire, to shorten; see abbreviate.]

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a·bridger n.

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abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ]

vb (tr)

1. to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting

2. to curtail; diminish

3. (Law) Archaic to deprive of (privileges, rights, etc.)

[via Old French abregier from Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten]

abridgable , abridgeable adj

abridger  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abridge - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" abbreviate, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	abridge - lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

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abridge

verb shorten, reduce, contract, trim, clip, diminish, decrease, abstract, digest, cut down, cut back, cut, prune, concentrate, lessen, summarize, compress, curtail, condense, abbreviate, truncate, epitomize, downsize, précis, synopsize (U.S.) We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.
extend, expand, prolong, enlarge, stretch out, lengthen, amplify, augment, spin out, go into detail, protract

Translations

abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] VT [+ book] → resumir, compendiar; (= cut short) → abreviar, acortar

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abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] vt (= shorten) → abréger

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abridge

vt book → kürzen

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abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] vt → ridurre

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abridge

v abridge [əˈbridʒ]

to make (especially a book) shorter. verkort يَخْتَصِر، يُوجِز съкращавам (z)krátit forkorte kürzen συντομεύω, περικόπτω abreviar, compendiar lühendama خلاصه کردن lyhentää abréger לְקַצֶר संक्षेपण करना skratiti lerövidít meringkas stytta abbreviare, ridurre 短縮する 요약하다 (su)trumpinti saīsināt (tekstu) ringkas verkorten forkorte skracać abreviar a prescurta сокращать skrátiť, zostručniť skrajšati skraćivati förkorta ย่อ; ตัดทอน kısaltmak 將…(尤指書籍)縮減 скорочувати مختصر کرنا rút ngắn 节略，删节

adj aˈbridged

verkorte مُخْتَصَر съкратен zkrácený forkortet gekürzt συνοπτικός abreviado lühendatud خلاصه شده lyhennetty abrégé מְקֻצַר @@@מְקוּצָר$$$ संक्षिप्त skraćen rövidített diringkas styttur abbreviato, ridotto, riassunto 縮約された 요약된 sutrumpintas saīsināts (teksts) diringkaskan verkort forkortet skrócony abreviado prescurtat сокращённый skrátený skrajšan skraćen förkortad ซึ่งถูกย่อ; ซึ่งถูกตัดทอน kısaltılmış 經縮減的 скорочений مختصر bị rút ngắn 节略的

n aˈbridg(e)ment

verkorting إخْتِصَار съкращаване zkrácená verze forkortelse; forkortet udgave die Kürzung επιτομή, σύνοψη abreviación, compendio lühendus خلاصه lyhennelmä résumé קִצוּר @@@קִיצוּר$$$ संक्षेपण kratica (le)rövidítés ringkasan stytting, ágrip riassunto 要約 요약 sutrumpinimas (teksta) saīsinājums ringkasan verkorting forkortet utgave; forkortelse skrót abreviação scurtare, reducere; rezumat сокращение výťah, resumé povzetek skraćivanje förkortning, sammandrag การย่อ; การตัดทอน kısalma, kısaltılmış biçim 精華版(本) скорочення, стислий виклад اختصار sự rút ngắn 节略；节本