abridge - (v.): to make something shorter in length, time, size, etc.- Synonyms: shorten, abbreviate, clip, limit, decrease
- Antonyms: lengthen, increase, grow, add on
- Origin: Fr. abregier meaning "to shorten," which comes from the Latin word abbreviare meaning "make short" (as in abbreviate)
- Example: We will have an abridged math lesson today because of Art.
If we had to abridge one subject a day to fit in more math time, what would you choose and why?
9 comments:
Mikaela says...
If we had to abridge one subject I would pick "spelling because I am really good at it."
Jaycee says...
If we had to abridge one sub.
it would be health, not gym!
Because I like gym, not health...
so there ya have it!
Cheyenne says
I'm going to have my hair abrigde on wednesday dec. 17 2008.
Tye says...
My homework is abridged.
Ashaylah says
When something is way to long I abridge it.
Jason says
When I was eating Thanksgiving dinner my food abridged.
Jaycee says...
I would like to
abridge my day at school on
wednesday because I
would like to spend
more time with my little sister!
On the dictionary it says "rondom" on it so that is two words on that day,but on tv it said "THIS IS A abridge AND random DICTIONARY". My cosin said what did you say because i said WOO WOO and claped. I was enbarassed because all my friends from sandstone school were there. My mom and dad were talking and they said you better abridge the bill by paying it it was weid. by ashaylah
Ashaylah
On the t.v it said a abridge,but this is how they used it they said u better ABRIDGE those MLTIPLE sanwiches and eat them!!
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