abridge

a·bridg·a·ble, a·bridge·a·ble, adjectivea·bridg·er, nounnon·a·bridg·a·ble, adjectivere·a·bridge, verb (used with object), re·a·bridged, re·a·bridg·ing.

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Examples from the Web for abridge

At the right time and in the right dose, it can ease and abridge economic maladies.
The Green Stimulus' Red Ink|David Frum|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From this, it might be understood in what light she would view an attempt to abridge one of her favorite prerogatives.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Jefferson Davis
When the right time comes, a French milliner will abridge them at a week's notice.
My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Wilkie Collins
With respect to the former, they applied to industry the great imperial principle—sacrifice men to abridge warfare.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846|Various

I do not propose to abridge the liberties of even this army of fortune-hunters.
The Grandissimes|George Washington Cable
It is an averment of a conclusion of law which is permitted to abridge the facts (positive and negative) on which it is founded.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for abridge

abridge

/ (əˈbrɪdʒ) /

verb (tr)

to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting

to curtail; diminish

archaic to deprive of (privileges, rights, etc)

Derived forms of abridge

abridgable or abridgeable, adjectiveabridger, noun

Word Origin for abridge

C14: via Old French abregier from Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten

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