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abridge
verb
(a-bridge)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms:
abbreviate
,
contract
,
cut
,
foreshorten
,
reduce
,
shorten
,
abridge
verb
(a-bridge)
lessen, diminish, or curtail
Examples:
The new law might abridge our freedom of expression.
Words Related to
abridge
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abbreviate
,
shorten
,
reduce
,
foreshorten
,
cut
,
contract
,
restrict
,
curtail
,
infringe
,
impede
,
edit
,
override
,
thwart
,
circumscribe
,
derogate
,
abrogate
,
truncate
,
amend
,
bastardize
,
constrict
,
modify
,
censor
,
alter
,
arrogate
,
constitutionalize
,
usurp
,
deprive
,
emasculate
,
tyrannize
,
fetter
,
impinge
,
oppress
,
legislate
,
countermand
,
secularize
,
subvert
,
enfranchise
,
proscribe
,
sanctify
,
constrain
,
denigrate
,
interpose
,
delimit
,
relativize
,
interfere
,
unmake
,
dissociate
,
eviscerate
,
meddle
,
secularise
,
criminalize
,
subjugate
,
inheres
,
invoke
,
disserve
,
discriminate
,
scandalise
,
micromanage
,
marginalize
,
invalidate
,
overawe
,
disfranchise
,
construe
,
trample
,
vitiate
,
satirise
,
analogize
,
demean
,
ennoble
,
intrude
,
legitimatize
,
suborn
,
enfeeble
,
assert
,
encumber
,
reappropriate
,
suppress
,
violate
,
uphold
,
vivify
,
repress
,
debase
,
overrule
,
misconstrues
,
inculpate
,
blaspheme
,
denude
,
expatiate
,
misapply
,
absenting
,
subserve
,
militarise
,
defile
,
scandalize
,
traduce
,
demonize
,
communalise
,
imprison
,
emancipate
,
mythologize
,
abridge
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