different between abridge vs encircle
abridge
English
Etymology
- From Middle English abreggen (“curtail, lessen”), abregge, abrigge, from Old French abregier abreger, from Late Latin abbrevio (“make brief”), from ad- + br?vio (“shorten”).. Doublet of abbreviate.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??b??d??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??b??d??/
- Rhymes: -?d?
- Hyphenation: a?bridge
Verb
abridge (third-person singular simple present abridges, present participle abridging, simple past and past participle abridged)
- (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
- (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge, Book 2, Chapter 31, p. 85,[1]
- She retired her self to Sebaste, and abridged her train from State to necessity.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Chapter 86,[2]
- The bridegroom, perceiving his condition, abridged the visit […]
- 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge, Book 2, Chapter 31, p. 85,[1]
- (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)]
- 1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica - Johnson, Samuel
- It was still necessary for the man who had been formerly saluted by the highest authority as dictator of the English language to supply his wants by constant toil. He abridged his Dictionary. He proposed to bring out an edition of Shakespeare by subscription, and many subscribers sent in their names and laid down their money; but he soon found the task so little to his taste that he turned to more attractive employments.
- 1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica - Johnson, Samuel
- (transitive) Cut short; truncate. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- (transitive) To curtail. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
Usage notes
- (deprive): Usually used with to or sometimes with from as, to abridge someone of his rights.
Derived terms
- abridged
- abridger
- abridgement
Related terms
- unabridged
Translations
References
Anagrams
- bigrade, brigade
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encircle
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?s??k?l/, (US) IPA(key): /?n?s??k?l/
- Rhymes: -??(r)k?l
Etymology
en- +? circle
Verb
encircle (third-person singular simple present encircles, present participle encircling, simple past and past participle encircled)
- (transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
- To move or go around completely.
Synonyms
- circulize
Translations
Derived terms
- encirclement
Anagrams
- licencer
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