Abridge

From Middle English abreggen ("curtail, lessen"), abregge, abrigge,

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from Old French abregier abreger, from Late Latin abbrevio ("make brief"), from Latin ad + brÄ“vio ("shorten").

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Full definition of abridge

(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. First attested from around (1150 to 1350)

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(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. First attested from around (1150 to 1350)
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. First attested from around (1350 to 1470)

The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller

(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. First attested in 1384.

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(transitive) Cut short; truncate. First attested from around (1350 to 1470)
(transitive) To curtail. First attested from around (1350 to 1470)He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.

(deprive) Usually used with to or sometimes with from as, to abridge one of his rights.