Definition of "abridge" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.

2. (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.

3. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

4. (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

5. (transitive) Cut short; truncate.

6. (transitive) To curtail.

   • He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.