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abridging definition
abridging |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abridge 1 sense of abridge Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abridge 1 sense of abridge Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope Entailment of verb abridge Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb abridge 1 sense of abridge Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb abridge abridge used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb abridge Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Overview of verb abridge The verb abridge has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") Overview of verb abridge The verb abridge has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
abridging definition