Abridges

verb

/əˈbɹɪdʒɪz/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo deprive; to cut off.

2.verbTo debar from.

3.verbTo make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

4.verbTo shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

5.verbCut short; truncate.

6.verbTo curtail.

"He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff."

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