abridging
Abridge \
A *
bridge "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Abridged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Abridging }.] [
OE .
abregen ,
OF .
abregier ,
F .
abr ['
e ]
ger ,
fr .
L .
abbreviare ;
ad brevis short .
See {
Brief }
and cf . {
Abbreviate }.]
1 .
To make shorter ;
to shorten in duration ;
to lessen ;
to diminish ;
to curtail ;
as ,
to abridge labor ;
to abridge power or rights . "
The bridegroom . . .
abridged his visit ." --
Smollett .
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1913 Webster ]
She retired herself to Sebaste ,
and abridged her train from state to necessity . --
Fuller .
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2 .
To shorten or contract by using fewer words ,
yet retaining the sense ;
to epitomize ;
to condense ;
as ,
to abridge a history or dictionary .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To deprive ;
to cut off ; --
followed by of ,
and formerly by from ;
as ,
to abridge one of his rights .
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1913 Webster ]
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