Word:
Abridge
Status:
Verb(transitive)
Meaning:
To shorten(a book or play) by leaving out some parts.
To the lessen the strength or effect of something.
Sentences:
1) They abridged the dictionary by removing rare words.
2) The library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs.
Origin:
Middle English abregen, from Middle-French abreger, from Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin ad- + brevis which means 'short'.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
abbreviate, shorten, curtail, cut back, elide
Antonyms:
elongate, lengthen, extend, prolong.
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