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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

Verb

[abridging, abridged] to shorten a written work by taking out parts [Late Latin abbreviare]

abridgment
abridgement 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. << OPPOSITE expand

Translations

abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] vt → abreviar

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abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] vt → abréger

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abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] vt → 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 단축하다 (su)trumpinti saīsināt (tekstu) ringkas verkorten forkorte skracać abreviar a prescurta сокращать skrátiť, zostručniť skrajšati skraćivati förkorta ย่อ; ตัดทอน kısaltmak 節略，刪節 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 생략된 sutrumpintas saīsināts (teksts) diringkaskan verkort forkortet skrócony abreviado prescurtat сокращённый skrátený skrajšan skraćen förkortad ซึ่งถูกย่อ; ซึ่งถูกตัดทอน kısaltılmış 節略的 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 단축, 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 節略；節本 скорочення, стислий виклад اختصار sự rút ngắn 节略；节本