transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbrij ]
transitive verb
( abridged ; abridg·ing )
Etymology: Middle English abregen, from Anglo-French abreger, from Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin ad- + brevis short — more at brief
Date: 14th century
1.
a. archaic : deprive
b. : to reduce in scope : diminish
attempts to abridge the right of free speech
2. : to shorten in duration or extent
modern transportation that abridge s distance
3. : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
Synonyms: see shorten
• abridg·er noun