abreggen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === abregen, abriggen, abrigen, obriggen, abregge, abrigge === Etymology === From Old French abreger, from Latin abbreviō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbrɛd͡ʒən/, /aˈbrid͡ʒən/ === Verb === abreggen (third-person singular simple present abreggeth, present participle abreggende, abreggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle abregged) To lessen (either quantity or amount). To shorten or reduce in duration or time. To abridge or condense; to make into less words. To palliate, mitigate, or ameliorate; to make less dire. To terminate, stop, or block; to cause the end of. (rare) To restrict one's rights or privileges. (rare) To lessen in length or distance. (rare) To change to take less time. (rare) To release from something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: abridge ==== References ==== “abreǧ(ǧ)en, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 March 2019.