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(1):

(v. t.) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

(2):

(v. t.) To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

(3):

(v. t.) To deprive; to cut off; - followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abridge'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abridge.html. 1828.
 
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