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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bridge /əˈbrɪdʒ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], a•bridged, a•bridg•ing. - to shorten the length of:to abridge a speech from an hour to ten minutes.
a•bridg•ment, a•bridge•ment, n. [countable]See -brev-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bridge (ə brij′),USA pronunciation v.t., a•bridged, a•bridg•ing. - to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:to abridge a reference book.
- to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.;
diminish;
curtail:to abridge a visit; to abridge one's freedom. - to deprive;
cut off.
- Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten. See a-4, abbreviate
- Middle French abreg(i)er
- Middle English abreggen, abriggen 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cut down; epitomize; condense, abstract, digest. See shorten.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contract, reduce.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divest.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lengthen.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abridge /əˈbrɪdʒ/ vb (transitive)- to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- to curtail; diminish
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French abregier from Late Latin abbreviāre to shortenaˈbridgable, aˈbridgeable adj aˈbridger n |