ORIGIN Old French abregier, from Latin abbreviare abbreviate … English terms dictionaryĪbridge - vt. DERIVATIVES abridgement (also abridgment) noun abridger noun.

ment … English syllablesĪbridge - *shorten, curtail, abbreviate, retrench Analogous words: condense, *contract, compress, shrink: *cut, slash: *limit, restrict: reduce, diminish, *decrease Antonyms: expand: extend Contrasted words: amplify, swell, distend (see … New Dictionary of SynonymsĪbridge - shorten abbreviate, abstract, blue pencil*, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, put in nutshell*, reduce, restrict, slash, snip*, summarize, trim,… … New thesaurusĪbridge - ► VERB ▪ shorten (a text or film).dg is paralleled in assuage (from… … Etymology dictionaryĪbridge - abridge abridge abbreviare make short (see ABBREVIATE (Cf. abregier abridge, diminish, shorten, from L.L. To make shorter to shorten in duration to lessen to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of EnglishĪbridge - (v.) c.1300, abreggen, to make shorter, to condense, from O.Fr. ment or… … Law dictionaryĪbridge - A*bridge, v.ing: to diminish or reduce in scope no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the United States U.S.

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