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abridge::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten |
| Type of | minify, decrease, lessen |
| Has types | shorten, bowdlerize, castrate, concentrate, condense, digest, expurgate, bowdlerise |
| Verb group | edit, cut, edit out |
| Derivation | abridgement, abridger |
Examples of abridge
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Employees can neither waive their FLSA protections nor abridge them by contract.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We are the freest people on the planet, yet Mr. Obama would abridge that freedom.
From the washingtontimes.com
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.
From the infowars.com
Free speech is so central that most legal efforts to abridge it are dangerous.
From the newsobserver.com
We support vigilance by the courts when it comes to laws that abridge free speech.
From the latimes.com
Our rights are guaranteed against even a majority of Americans who would like to abridge them.
From the economist.com
The HHS mandate will not abridge or limit this freedom one iota.
From the freep.com
To abridge our speech, tyrants must lessen it, deprive us of it or exclude our speech in some way.
From the orlandosentinel.com
There is absolutely no reason or excuse to abridge the right to a secret ballot in union elections.
From the washingtontimes.com
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
- Lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
- Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. ...
- To make shorter; to shorten in duration; To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary; To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights; To lessen; to ...
- (Abridging) reducing or restricting
- Order to bring forward date allocated for hearing (or arbitration) etc.
- To make shorter by removal of surplus, excess, or less important text. In complex cases, a party might write an abridged (condensed) version of a memorandum of law or other legal argument to serve as an introduction to the longer version that contains all the details. ...
- To shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents; to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail (Websters, p. 6)
- (v) - condense or shorten
