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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr &
vb n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen OF abregier F.
abr['e]ger, 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abridged
adj : (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an
abridged version" [ant: {unabridged}]
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