abridge

adv. சுருக்கு, தொகு, அடக்கு, இல்லாமற்செய்.

Synonyms

abbreviate diminish shorten lessen curtail restrict tract condense epitomize compress

Antonyms

amplify expand spread_out

A*bridge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abridged; p. pr. & vb. n. Abridging.] Etym: [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abréger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See Brief and cf. Abbreviate.] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. "The bridegroom . . . abridged his visit." Smollett. She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. Fuller. 2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. 3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

abridge - Similar Words

abridger bridge bridgey ridge bride abide unabridged drawbridge air-bridge abridgment