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Word: Abridge
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘deprive of’): from Old French abregier, from late Latin abbreviare ‘cut short’ (see abbreviate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbrɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense
Short Definition:shorten piece of writing without losing sense
Examples:- the introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Definition:
curtail (a right or privilege)
Short Definition:curtail
Examples:- even the right to free speech can be abridged
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