Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
- 2transitive verb
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
- 3transitive verb
To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
- 4verb
lessen, diminish, or curtail
"the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
- 5verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
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