abridgingn.

Brit.

/əˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/

Forms: see abridge v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abridge v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < abridge v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later abridgement n.

1. The action of reducing the magnitude, extent, or duration of something; the fact of being so reduced; diminution, lessening; limitation, curtailment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > curtailment

wanec1315

abridginga1382

shortinga1390

abridgement1439

defalcation1476

shorteninga1542

retrenchmentc1600

abridge1611

amputation1664

castration1728

curtail1797

curtailment1799

clipping1839

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. x. 22 Ending forsothe and abreggyng [L. consummationem enim et abbreviationem] the Lord..shal make in the myddel of al erthe.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §568 In withholdynge or abreggynge of the shepe or the hyre or of the wages of seruauntz.

c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §243 Ȝit auaylen þay to abbrigging of þe peyne of helle.

?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 47 As touchyng the abreggynge off the day off the parlement assigned..the abreggyng was only done ffor goode and profyt off the Rewme.

c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 31 (MED) The said chieftein must pay his men..justly and truly, bethout any..abbregging of here wagis.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 63 (MED) Þe cause of þe abregynge of þe day and þe nyȝt.

1572 J. Whitgift Answere to Admon. sig. R.ij You counte it an abridging of the libertie of the Church, a diminishing of the pastors assurance of his calling.

1609 Pasquils Iestes (new ed.) sig. F3 The fellow..was contented, for the abridging of his further trauaile, to giue him both wine and sugar.

1700 J. Welwood Mem. App. 336 As for the abridging of the inordinate power of the Clergy, we conceive that the taking away of the High-Commission Court hath well moderated that.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa II. 52/2 The abridging or dropping of syllables at the end is called by the Arabians Athram.

1853 United Presbyterian Mag. Apr. 158 The great aim..has been to invent tools and machines for the abridging of human labour.

1894 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 375/1 The Mathematics Conference recommend the actual abridging of the time now devoted to arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.

1935 M. H. Woodfin in A. Craven Ess. Honor W. E. Dodd iii. 70 He had strongly urged the abridging of the power of the executive.

1981 D. S. P. Hopkins & W. F. Massy Planning Models for Colleges & Universities 12 ‘Control’ does not in the least suggest the abridging of academic freedom, which we consider to be inviolate.

2001 Canad. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 34 397 The bulk of its human rights jurisprudence dealt not with whether civil liberties could be abridged, but whether the House of Commons or the various provincial legislative assemblies could do the abridging.

2. The action or practice of making an abridgement of a longer text.

ΚΠ

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Macc. ii. 26 This paineful labour of abridging..was not easie, but a matter of sweat.

1731 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 2 xl. 376 As this Essay will be generally perused, and may be read through with Attention in a very short time, our abridging of it would be of no use to the Public.

1758 D. Garrick & E. Capell (title) Antony and Cleopatra; an historical play, written by William Shakespeare: fitted for the stage by abridging only.

1823 Encycl. Brit. I. 40/2 Abridging is peculiarly useful in taking the substance of what is delivered by professors, &c.

1903 Columbia Law Rev. 3 130 The rewriting or abridging of statements of facts in many of the cases printed in the collection.

1992 M. Baker In other Words (BNC) 153 Some translation-related activities such as abridging, expanding, or any form of rewriting which [etc.].

2007 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 18 July 33 Kilmurry's trademark simplicity and his severe abridging of the text can be distracting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abridging
释义	abridgingn. Brit. /əˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/ Forms: see abridge v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abridge v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < abridge v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later abridgement n. 1. The action of reducing the magnitude, extent, or duration of something; the fact of being so reduced; diminution, lessening; limitation, curtailment. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > curtailment wanec1315 abridginga1382 shortinga1390 abridgement1439 defalcation1476 shorteninga1542 retrenchmentc1600 abridge1611 amputation1664 castration1728 curtail1797 curtailment1799 clipping1839 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. x. 22 Ending forsothe and abreggyng [L. consummationem enim et abbreviationem] the Lord..shal make in the myddel of al erthe. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §568 In withholdynge or abreggynge of the shepe or the hyre or of the wages of seruauntz. c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §243 Ȝit auaylen þay to abbrigging of þe peyne of helle. ?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 47 As touchyng the abreggynge off the day off the parlement assigned..the abreggyng was only done ffor goode and profyt off the Rewme. c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 31 (MED) The said chieftein must pay his men..justly and truly, bethout any..abbregging of here wagis. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 63 (MED) Þe cause of þe abregynge of þe day and þe nyȝt. 1572 J. Whitgift Answere to Admon. sig. R.ij You counte it an abridging of the libertie of the Church, a diminishing of the pastors assurance of his calling. 1609 Pasquils Iestes (new ed.) sig. F3 The fellow..was contented, for the abridging of his further trauaile, to giue him both wine and sugar. 1700 J. Welwood Mem. App. 336 As for the abridging of the inordinate power of the Clergy, we conceive that the taking away of the High-Commission Court hath well moderated that. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa II. 52/2 The abridging or dropping of syllables at the end is called by the Arabians Athram. 1853 United Presbyterian Mag. Apr. 158 The great aim..has been to invent tools and machines for the abridging of human labour. 1894 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 375/1 The Mathematics Conference recommend the actual abridging of the time now devoted to arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. 1935 M. H. Woodfin in A. Craven Ess. Honor W. E. Dodd iii. 70 He had strongly urged the abridging of the power of the executive. 1981 D. S. P. Hopkins & W. F. Massy Planning Models for Colleges & Universities 12 ‘Control’ does not in the least suggest the abridging of academic freedom, which we consider to be inviolate. 2001 Canad. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 34 397 The bulk of its human rights jurisprudence dealt not with whether civil liberties could be abridged, but whether the House of Commons or the various provincial legislative assemblies could do the abridging. 2. The action or practice of making an abridgement of a longer text. ΚΠ 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Macc. ii. 26 This paineful labour of abridging..was not easie, but a matter of sweat. View more context for this quotation 1731 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 2 xl. 376 As this Essay will be generally perused, and may be read through with Attention in a very short time, our abridging of it would be of no use to the Public. 1758 D. Garrick & E. Capell (title) Antony and Cleopatra; an historical play, written by William Shakespeare: fitted for the stage by abridging only. 1823 Encycl. Brit. I. 40/2 Abridging is peculiarly useful in taking the substance of what is delivered by professors, &c. 1903 Columbia Law Rev. 3 130 The rewriting or abridging of statements of facts in many of the cases printed in the collection. 1992 M. Baker In other Words (BNC) 153 Some translation-related activities such as abridging, expanding, or any form of rewriting which [etc.]. 2007 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 18 July 33 Kilmurry's trademark simplicity and his severe abridging of the text can be distracting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1382
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