How do you pronounce abridge?

abridge is pronounced as /əˈbrɪdʒ/.

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abridge

✂️abridge (eɪˈbrɪdʒ)

verb

/əˈbrɪdʒ/

abréger (abreger)

abreast abridgment

Signification

to shorten a text without losing its meaning

Traduction de la signification

raccourcir un texte sans en perdre le sens

Phrases d'exemple

The editor decided to abridge the long novel for young readers.

L'éditeur a décidé d'abréger le long roman pour les jeunes lecteurs.

L'editeur a decide d'abreger le long roman pour les jeunes lecteurs.

Synonymes

shorten, condense, compress, cut

Antonymes

expand, lengthen, elaborate

Collocations

abridge the story, abridge the book, abridge rights

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