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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.
Abridge
(v. t.)
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet
retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a
history or dictionary.
Abridge
(v. t.)
To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly
by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
Abridged
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abridge
Abridger
(n.)
One who abridges.
Abridging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abridge
Abridgment
(n.)
The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged;
diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of
pleasures or of expenses.
Abridgment
(n.)
An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or
abridged form; an abbreviation.
Abridgment
(n.)
That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an
entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
Abroach
(v. t.)
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to
tap.
Abroach
(adv.)
Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding
liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
Abroach
(adv.)
Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot;
astir.
Abroad
(adv.)
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree
spreads its branches abroad.
Abroad
(adv.)
Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from
one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
Abroad
(adv.)
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as,
we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
Abroad
(adv.)
Before the public at large; throughout society or the
world; here and there; widely.
Abrogable
(a.)
Capable of being abrogated.
Abrogate
(a.)
Abrogated; abolished.
Abrogate
(v. t.)
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.
Abrogate
(v. t.)
To put an end to; to do away with.