What does "abridge" mean?
Abridge: To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
Additional senses
- 2.To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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