Abridge

abridge

a·bridge / əˈbrij/ • v. [tr.] (usu. be abridged) 1. shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense: [as adj.] (abridged) an abridged text. 2. Law curtail (rights or privileges). DERIVATIVES: a·bridg·er n.

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abridge XIV. ME. abreg(g)en — OF. abregier (mod. abréger) :- late L. abbreviāre ABBREVIATE.
So abridg(e)ment XV.

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T. F. HOAD. "abridge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Abridge

Abridge Essex. Affebrigg 1203. ‘Bridge of a man called Æffa’. OE pers. name + brycg.

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A. D. MILLS. "Abridge." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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abridgeabridge, bridge, fridge, frig, midge, ridge •quayage • verbiage • foliage • lineage •ferriage •stowage, towage •buoyage, voyage •sewage •Babbage, cabbage •garbage • cribbage •Burbage, herbage •adage • bandage • yardage • headage •appendage • windage • bondage •vagabondage • cordage • poundage •wordage • staffage • roughage •baggage • mortgage • luggage •package, trackage •tankage • wreckage • breakage •leakage •linkage, shrinkage, sinkage •blockage, dockage, lockage •boscage • corkage • soakage •truckage • tallage • assemblage •railage •grillage, pillage, spillage, stillage, tillage, village •pupillage (US pupilage) • sacrilege •ensilage • mucilage • cartilage •sortilege • tutelage • curtilage •privilege •mileage, silage •acknowledge, college, foreknowledge, knowledge •haulage, stallage •spoilage • Coolidge

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"abridge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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