abridge
pronunciation
How to pronounce abridge in British English:
UK [əˈbrɪdʒ]
How to pronounce abridge in American English:
US [əˈbrɪdʒ]
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- Verb:
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Word Origin
- abridge
- abridge: see brief
- abridge (v.)
- c. 1300, abreggen, "to make shorter, to condense," from Old French abregier "abridge, diminish, shorten," from Late Latin abbreviare "make short" (see abbreviate). The sound development from Latin -vi- to French -dg- is paralleled in assuage (from assuavidare) and deluge (from diluvium). Related: Abridged; abridging.
Example
- 1. Condense means to make more concise ; abridge or shorten .
- 2. That university announced it would abridge its 18 weeks summer semester into 12 weeks .
- 3. A common language is abridge between different cultures .
- 4. The workers connect two islands with abridge .
- 5. The regime continued to abridge the right of citizens to change their government and committed other severe human rights abuses .