[{"word":"abridges","phonetic":"/əˈbɹɪdʒɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈbɹɪdʒɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To deprive; to cut off.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To debar from.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Cut short; truncate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To curtail.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abridge","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abridges"]}]