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Showing words for ABRIDGING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Abridging

abridging, brigading

8 Letter Words for Abridging

braiding, bridging

7 Letter Words for Abridging

abiding, badging, barding, barging, birding, birgand, briding, brigand, dirging, garbing, girding, grading, gradini, griding, niggard, raiding, ridging, rigadig

6 Letter Words for Abridging

aiding, airing, aribin, badgir, bairdi, baring, biding, biggin, brigid, daring, dingar, gibing, gradin, gringa, niggra, raging, ragini, riband, riding

5 Letter Words for Abridging

abidi, abrin, aggri, aging, agrin, argin, baign, bairn, bandi, banig, barid, bidar, bidri, bindi, bragg, bragi, braid, brain, brand, brian, bring, dairi, darii, dinar, drain, drang, garni, gidar, girba, grain, grand, grind, india, indra, indri, irani, irian, iring, nadir, nigga, nigra, rabid, radii, ranid, rigid

4 Letter Words for Abridging

abid, abir, abri, agin, agni, airn, arid, arni, bain, band, bang, bani, bard, bari, barn, bida, bidi, biga, bigg, bind, bing, bird, biri, birn, brad, brag, bran, brid, brig, brin, dain, dang, darb, darg, dari, darn, dbrn, dgag, diag, dian, ding, drab, drag, drib, gabi, gadi, gaid, gain, gair, gang, garb, gard, garg, gari, garn, giga, ging, gird, giri, girn, gnar, grab, grad, gran, grid, grig, grin, ibid, ibrd, igad, inbd, inga, inia, iran, irid, nagi, naib, naid, naig, nard, ngai, nidi, rabi, ragg, ragi, raid, rain, rand, rang, riga, rigg, rind, ring

3 Letter Words for Abridging

abd, abn, abr, agr, aid, ain, air, and, arb, ard, arg, arn, bad, bag, bai, ban, bar, bid, big, bin, bra, dab, dag, dan, dar, dia, dib, dig, din, dir, dna, gab, gad, gag, gan, gar, ggr, gib, gid, gig, gin, gra, iba, ida, igg, ign, ind, ing, ira, nab, nad, nag, nar, nbg, nib, nid, nig, rab, rad, rag, rai, ran, rbi, ria, rib, rid, rig, rin, rna, rnd

Definitions for Abridging

[1] to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.
[2] to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to abridge one's freedom.
[3] to deprive; cut off.
[4] to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
[5] to curtail; diminish
[6] archaic to deprive of (privileges, rights, etc)

Words related to Abridging

abridgecurtail, abbreviate, truncate, trim, snip, cut, clip, lessen, abstract, reduce, condense, contract, downsize, restrict, concentrate, decrease, slash, diminish, limit, summarize

Words nearby Abridging

abridgeabrazo, abreact, abreaction, abreast, abri, abridge, abridgment, abrin, abristle, abroach, abroad

Origin of Abridging

e1350–1400; Middle English abreggen, abriggen < Middle French abreg(i)er < Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten. See a-4, abbreviate

Other words from Abridging

a·bridg·a·ble , a·bridge·a·ble , adjective
a·bridg·er , noun
non·a·bridg·a·ble , adjective
re·a·bridge , verb (used with object), re·a·bridged, re·a·bridg·ing.

Word origin for Abridging

eC14: via Old French abregier from Late Latin abbreviāre to shorten

Synonyms for Abridging

abbreviate, curtail, truncate, abstract, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, reduce, restrict, slash, snip, summarize, trim, blue pencil, put in nutshell