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What does abridge mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
  2. (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
  3. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  4. (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)]
  5. (transitive) Cut short; truncate. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  6. (transitive) To curtail. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
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