Abridge vs Alleviate - What's the difference?
abridge | alleviate | Related terms |
(archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
* The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
* She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
Cut short; truncate.
To curtail.
To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
Abridge is a related term of alleviate.
In lang=en terms the difference between abridge and alleviate
is that abridge is to curtail while alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.As verbs the difference between abridge and alleviate
is that abridge is (archaic) to deprive; to cut off while alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.abridge
English
Verb
(abridg)- He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.
Usage notes
* (deprive) Usually used with to' or sometimes with '''from''' as, to ' abridge one of his rights.Derived terms
* abridged * abridger * abridgementAnagrams
*References
alleviate
English
Verb
- Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
