Definition of abridge
- v. t. - To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to
diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
- v. t. - To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet
retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a
history or dictionary.
- v. t. - To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly
by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
- v. t. - To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to
diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
- v. t. - To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet
retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a
history or dictionary.
- v. t. - To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly
by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.