अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

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.

of Abridge

One who abridges.

of Abridge

The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.

To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.

Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.

At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.

Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.

Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

Capable of being abrogated.

Abrogated; abolished.

To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

To put an end to; to do away with.