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abridged
Overview of verb abridge
The verb abridge has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
2. abridge -- (lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression")
Overview of adj abridged
The adj abridged has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. abridged -- ((used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version")
Grep of noun abridged
unabridged
Antonyms of verb abridge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb abridge
2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
abridge
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abridge
1 of 2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
=> digest, condense, concentrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb abridge
2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 2
abridge
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
'Cause To' of verb abridge
Derived Forms of verb abridge
1 of 2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
RELATED TO>(noun) abridgement#1
=> condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule
RELATED TO>(noun) abridger#1
=> abridger, abbreviator
Domain of verb abridge
Domain Terms of verb abridge
Familiarity of verb abridge
abridge used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb abridge
2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
EX: They won't abridge the story
Sense 2
abridge
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb abridge
2 senses of abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 2
abridge
> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> abridge
=> immobilize, immobilise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb abridge
Sense 1
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 2
abridge
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
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Grep of verb abridge
abridge
Antonyms of adj abridged
1 sense of abridged
Sense 1
abridged (vs. unabridged)
unabridged (vs. abridged)
=> full-length, uncut
Similarity of adj abridged
1 sense of abridged
Sense 1
abridged (vs. unabridged)
=> cut, shortened
=> half-length
=> potted
Also See> short#1
Pertainyms of adj abridged
Attributes of adj abridged
Domain of adj abridged
Domain Terms of adj abridged
Familiarity of adj abridged
abridged used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj abridged
abridged
unabridged
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