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