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(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. / (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. / (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

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abridge

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Source Word

abridge

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Verb

archaic transitive rare

Japanese Meaning

短縮する：文章や話の内容を短くまとめる。 / 省略する：不要な部分を切り落として要点だけにする。 / 削ぎ取る（古風な意味）：一部を取り除いて短くする、または奪う。 / 除外する（古風な意味）：ある部分を排除する、または取り去る。

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They would abridge him of his title and lands without trial.

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彼らは裁判なしに彼から爵位と土地を剥奪するだろう。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.

Sense（2）

(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

She retired her self to Sebaste, and abridged her train from State to necessity.

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

It was still necessary for the man who had been formerly saluted by the highest authority as dictator of the English language to supply his wants by constant toil. He abridged his Dictionary. He proposed to bring out an edition of Shakespeare by subscription, and many subscribers sent in their names and laid down their money; but he soon found the task so little to his taste that he turned to more attractive employments.

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