abridge

abridge is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

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

   "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

5. verb. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

   "The manuscript must be shortened"

   Synonyms: abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Synonyms

abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in abridge:

brigade

Common word forms

abridged, abridger, abridges, abridging, abridgeable, abridgement

Words from these letters

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