v.tr. 1 shorten (a book, film, etc.) by using fewer words or making deletions. 2 curtail (liberty). abridgable adj. abridger n.
[ ME f. OF abreg(i)er f. LL abbreviare ABBREVIATE ]
v.tr. 1 shorten (a book, film, etc.) by using fewer words or making deletions. 2 curtail (liberty). abridgable adj. abridger n.
[ ME f. OF abreg(i)er f. LL abbreviare ABBREVIATE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012