Definition of "abridge"
verb:
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To curtail.
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Cut short; truncate.
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To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
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To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
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To debar from.
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To deprive; to cut off.
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