Abridge vs Encompass - What's the difference?
abridge | encompass | 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 form a circle around; to encircle.
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Abridge is a related term of encompass.
In lang=en terms the difference between abridge and encompass
is that abridge is to curtail while encompass is to go around, especially, to circumnavigate.As verbs the difference between abridge and encompass
is that abridge is (archaic) to deprive; to cut off while encompass is to form a circle around; to encircle.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
encompass
English
Verb
(es)- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
- Drake encompassed the globe.