abridging

Определение abridging в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: present participle of abridge
abridge: To make shorter; to shorten in duration
She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller.
abridge: To lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights
abridge: To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights
abridge: to make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles
abridge: {v} to contract, shorten, deprive
Abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened
abridge: To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights
abridge: {f} condense, shorten; make shorter in words
abridge: To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary
abridge: To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights
abridge: To deprive; to cut off; followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights