English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of Abridge

abridge

/verb/ संक्षिप्तीकरण; काट-छाँट; संक्षेप करना;

Synonym expurgation; sum up;

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English Dictionary:

1. Abridge

[v. t.]

- To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
- 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.