abridge

Definition

To deprive; to cut off.

Etymology

From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.

Example Sentences

• "She retired her self to Sebaste, and abridged her train from State to necessity."
• "The bridegroom, perceiving his condition, abridged the visit […]"
• "It was still necessary for the man who had been formerly saluted by the highest authority as dictator of the English language to supply his wants by constant toil. He abridged his Dictionary. He proposed to bring out an edition of Shakespeare by subscription, and many subscribers sent in their names and laid down their money; but he soon found the task so little to his taste that he turned to more attractive employments."

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