abridge

abridge

to reduce or condense, such as a summary of a report or article: abridge a book; to lessen the duration or scope of; to curtail: abridge a person’s freedom
Not to be confused with:abbreviate – to shorten by contraction or omission, such as agcy., corp., Gov., Dr., Rev.

a·bridge

A0023300 (ə-brĭj′)tr.v. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing, a·bridg·es 1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense: The editor abridged the manuscript by cutting out two chapters. See Synonyms at shorten.2. To limit; curtail: an unconstitutional law that abridged the rights of citizens.

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[Middle English abregen, from Old French abregier, from Late Latin abbreviāre, to shorten; see abbreviate.]

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a·bridg′er n.

abridge

(əˈbrɪdʒ) vb (tr) 1. to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting2. to curtail; diminish3. (Law) archaic to deprive of (privileges, rights, etc)[C14: via Old French abregier from Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten] aˈbridgable, aˈbridgeable adj aˈbridger n

a•bridge

(əˈbrɪdʒ)

v.t. a•bridged, a•bridg•ing. 1. to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a book. 2. to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, or extent; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit. 3. to deprive; cut off. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French abreg(i)er < Medieval Latin abbreviāre. See a-⁴, abbreviate] a•bridg′a•ble, a•bridge′a•ble, adj. a•bridg′er, n. syn: See shorten.

abridge

Past participle: abridged
Gerund: abridging

Imperative
abridge
abridge

Present
I abridge
you abridge
he/she/it abridges
we abridge
you abridge
they abridge

Preterite
I abridged
you abridged
he/she/it abridged
we abridged
you abridged
they abridged

Present Continuous
I am abridging
you are abridging
he/she/it is abridging
we are abridging
you are abridging
they are abridging

Present Perfect
I have abridged
you have abridged
he/she/it has abridged
we have abridged
you have abridged
they have abridged

Past Continuous
I was abridging
you were abridging
he/she/it was abridging
we were abridging
you were abridging
they were abridging

Past Perfect
I had abridged
you had abridged
he/she/it had abridged
we had abridged
you had abridged
they had abridged

Future
I will abridge
you will abridge
he/she/it will abridge
we will abridge
you will abridge
they will abridge

Future Perfect
I will have abridged
you will have abridged
he/she/it will have abridged
we will have abridged
you will have abridged
they will have abridged

Future Continuous
I will be abridging
you will be abridging
he/she/it will be abridging
we will be abridging
you will be abridging
they will be abridging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abridging
you have been abridging
he/she/it has been abridging
we have been abridging
you have been abridging
they have been abridging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abridging
you will have been abridging
he/she/it will have been abridging
we will have been abridging
you will have been abridging
they will have been abridging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abridging
you had been abridging
he/she/it had been abridging
we had been abridging
you had been abridging
they had been abridging

Conditional
I would abridge
you would abridge
he/she/it would abridge
we would abridge
you would abridge
they would abridge

Past Conditional
I would have abridged
you would have abridged
he/she/it would have abridged
we would have abridged
you would have abridged
they would have abridged

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abridge - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"abbreviate, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cutbowdlerise, 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"

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.) We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.
extend, expand, prolong, enlarge, stretch out, lengthen, amplify, augment, spin out, go into detail, protract

abridge

verbTo make short or shorter the duration or extent of:abbreviate, condense, curtail, reduce, shorten.

Translations

删节节略

abridge

(əˈbridʒ) verb to make (especially a book) shorter. 將…(尤指書籍)縮減 节略，删节 aˈbridged adjective 經縮減的 节略的aˈbridg(e)ment noun 精華版(本) 节略，节本