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1 definition found 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.
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