abridges

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Pronunciation

IPA /əˈbɹɪdʒɪz/

Noun

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Verb

abridges verb

To deprive; to cut off.
To debar from.
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

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Synonyms

shorten reduce cut abbreviate contract foreshorten infringes abrogates offends tramples circumscribes violates misconstrues proscribes enshrines derogate

Rhymes

ridges midges fridges city of bridges abridge his breckenridge is bridge his bridge is bridges brydges

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