words associated with abridges
Synonyms of abridge
abbreviate: : to make briefer an abbreviated session an abbreviated version of the story
curtail: : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part curtail the power of the executive branch curtail inflation Some school activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.
cut back: : something cut back
dock: : any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
elide: : to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision
shorten: : to reduce the length or duration of
syncopate: : to shorten or produce by syncope syncopate suppose to s’pose
truncate: : to shorten by or as if by cutting off
Words Related to abridge
abstract: : disassociated from any specific instance an abstract entity
digest: : a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as
encapsulate: : to enclose in or as if in a capsule a pilot encapsulated in the cockpit
epitomize: : to serve as the typical or ideal example of
recapitulate: : to restate briefly : summarize
summarize: : to tell in or reduce to a summary
sum up: : summary
abate: : to decrease in force or intensity waiting for the storm to abate
compress: : to press or squeeze together
constrict: : to make narrow or draw together Smoking constricts blood vessels.
contract: : a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties
cut: : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument cut one’s hand with a knife
cut down: : to strike down and kill or incapacitate
pare: : to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of pare apples paring his nails
prune: : a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
trim: : to remove by or as if by cutting trimmed thousands from federal payrolls —Grit
decrease: : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) Yearly sales decreased by five percent. His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding … —Charles Dickens
de-escalate: : limit sense 2b de-escalate production
deflate: : to release air or gas from deflate a tire
diminish: : to make less or cause to appear less diminish an army’s strength His role in the company was diminished .
downsize: : to reduce in size
dwindle: : to become steadily less : shrink Their savings dwindled to nothing. a dwindling population
lessen: : to shrink in size, number, or degree : decrease The pain will lessen over time.
lower: : to look sullen : frown
moderate: : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits a moderate drinker
modify: : to make less extreme : moderate traffic rules were modified to let him pass —Van Wyck Brooks
reduce: : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate reduce all the questions to one
retrench: : cut down , reduce
shrink: : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle , cower
slash: : to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade
subtract (from): : to take away by or as if by deducting subtract 5 from 9 subtract funds from the project
taper: : to become progressively smaller toward one end
Near Antonyms of abridge
enlarge: : to make larger : extend enlarged the family fortune with new investments
expand: : to open up : unfold
supplement: : something that completes or makes an addition
add: : to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement adds 60 acres to his land wine adds a creative touch to cooking
aggrandize: : to make great or greater : increase , enlarge aggrandize an estate
amplify: : to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
augment: : to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense The impact of the report was augmented by its timing.
balloon: : a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: such as
boost: : to push or shove up from below boosted him up over the fence
dilate: : to describe or set forth at length or in detail dilate at full what hath befallen of them —Shakespeare
escalate: : to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope a little war threatens to escalate into a huge ugly one —Arnold Abrams
heighten: : to increase the amount or degree of : augment
increase: : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
maximize: : to increase to a maximum
pump up: : to fill with enthusiasm or excitement
raise: : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
blow up: : a blowing up: such as
distend: : extend the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them —Norman Douglas
inflate: : to swell or distend with air or gas
swell: : to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit the population swelled
Antonyms of abridge
elongate: : to extend the length of
extend: : to spread or stretch forth : unbend extended both her arms
lengthen: : to make longer
prolong: : to lengthen in time : continue
protract: : delay , defer
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