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Definition of: abridge
(ə·brij′) v.t. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing
1. To give the substance of in fewer words; condense; epitomize.
2. To shorten, as in time.
3. To curtail or lessen, as rights.
4. To deprive; stint, as a person of privileges: with of. See synonyms under ABBREVIATE, RESTRAIN, RETRENCH. [<OF abregier <L abbreviare. Doublet of ABBREVIATE]
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