abréger
Meaning
- to shorten in duration
- to shorten (in textual length) or summarize, to abridge
- to abbreviate
Concepts
abbreviate
abridge
shorten
curtail
reduce
decrease
diminish
shrink
lessen
summarize
outline
abstract
recapitulate
cut short
cut
fall
ease
cut back
contract
summarise
epitomize
make shorter
cut down
tuck up
digest
summary
condense
abate
curb
restrict
foreshorten
clip
belittle
adumbrate
sketch
epitomise
burn out
cease burning
lambaste
expurgate
boil down
die away
remit
garble
mangle
truncate
attenuate
decline
extenuate
lower
make smaller
mitigate
prune
put down
retrench
scale down
trim
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.bʁe.ʒe/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French abregier, itself from Late Latin abbreviāre. Doublet of abrévier, a (now obsolete) borrowing. See also abréviation.
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