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abridge verb

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
 beknotten, beroven (van)
  • (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
 bekorten, beperken, inkorten, verkorten
  • (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense[First attested in 1384.]. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
 inkorten, verkorten

abridged adjective

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/
  • Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
 beknopt, verkort

abridgment noun

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • (dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
 bekorting, ingekorte versie, verkorting
  • (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
 excerpt, ingekorte versie

abridgement

verkorting

abridger noun

  /əˈbɹɪ.d͡ʒɚ/
  • One who abridges. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 inkorter, samenvatter
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