Abridge
verbə'brɪdʒ
Verb
lessen, diminish, or curtail
“the new law might abridge our freedom of expression”
Type of:CurbRestrictCurtailreduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Type of:MinifyDecreaseLessen
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- SCRABBLE US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- SCRABBLE UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- WORDS WITH FRIENDS
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Abbreviate
- Contract
- Cut
- Foreshorten
- Reduce
- Shorten
- Abridgement
- Abridger