English Explanatory Dictionary

abridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To deprive; to cut off.
  2. To debar from.
  3. To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
  4. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
  5. Cut short; truncate.
  6. To curtail.
name
  1. A village in Essex, England.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ en-us-abridge.ogg

Word forms

abridge abridges abridging abridged

Etymology

From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.

Related words

unabridged

Derived words

abridgable abridgeable abridged abridgement abridger abridgment reabridge
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