abridge
Meaning of abridge
verb
- To deprive; to cut off.
- To debar from.
- To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
- Cut short; truncate.
- To curtail.
He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.
Information about abridge
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of abridge is: abridges.
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Hyphenation of abridge
abridge
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- abridge is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
abridge synonyms
Meaning foreshorten:
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Translation of abridge
- Spanish: resumir, compendiar
- Portuguese: abreviar
- French: abréger
- German: kürzen
- Italian: abbreviare
Anagrams of abridge
Words that rhyme with abridge
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