Thesaurus / abridge
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.
This would serve to abridge the liberty of speech guaranteed to us by the Constitution.
We shall, however, be obliged to abridge his detailed exposition in order not to enlarge our volume beyond due limits.
A HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHYISAAC HUSIK
Teach us to love the South and be contented here by ceasing to abridge us in such extremes in common rights and citizenship.
NEGRO MIGRATION DURING THE WAREMMETT J. SCOTT
In one place a dammed-off deviation was being excavated, evidently to abridge an impossible bend.
THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDSERSKINE CHILDERS
The failure of his attempt to abridge the liberties of the dissenters covered him with disgrace.
But the early maturity of his genius enabled the Estates to abridge in his favour the legal period of minority.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR, COMPLETEFRIEDRICH SCHILLER
Here follows the brief Campaign that ensued, which I strive greatly to abridge.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. XV. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLE
What is intended in this affair of Luther but just to destroy our liberty and abridge your power?
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, VOL 2J. H. MERLE D'AUBIGN
During the reign of Anne, the enemies of Dissent exerted themselves to abridge their liberties.
WORDS RELATED TO ABRIDGE
- abridge
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- break it down
- chasten
- clarify
- clean it up
- clean up
- clear up
- cut down
- cut the frills
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- disinvolve
- draw a picture
- elucidate
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- facilitate
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- hit the high spots
- interpret
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- let daylight in
- let sunlight in
- make clear
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- make plain
- order
- put in a nutshell
- put one straight
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- boil down
- break down
- break it down
- chasten
- clarify
- clean it up
- clean up
- clear up
- cut down
- cut the frills
- decipher
- disentangle
- disinvolve
- draw a picture
- elucidate
- explain
- facilitate
- get down to basics
- get to the meat
- hit the high spots
- interpret
- lay out
- let daylight in
- let sunlight in
- make clear
- make perfectly clear
- make plain
- order
- put in a nutshell
- put one straight
- reduce
- shorten
- spell out
- streamline
- unscramble
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- cipher
- compile
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- encapsulate
- epitomize
- get to meat
- give main points
- inventory
- outline
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- put in a nutshell
- recap
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- retrograde
- review
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- synopsize
- trim
- abridge
- abstract
- boil down
- cipher
- compile
- condense
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- digest
- encapsulate
- epitomize
- get to meat
- give main points
- inventory
- outline
- pare
- prune
- précis
- put in a nutshell
- recap
- recapitulate
- rehash
- retrograde
- review
- run down
- run through
- shorten
- skim
- snip
- sum
- sum up
- summate
- synopsize
- trim
- abridge
- abstract
- boil down
- cipher
- compile
- condense
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- digest
- encapsulate
- epitomize
- get to meat
- give main points
- inventory
- outline
- pare
- prune
- précis
- put in a nutshell
- recap
- recapitulate
- rehash
- retrograde
- review
- run down
- run through
- shorten
- skim
- snip
- sum
- sum up
- summate
- synopsize
- trim
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