beknotten — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
• curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.

Senses

beknotten is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
• curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.

abridge — full definition

1. verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
2. verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
3. verb To make something shorter in length or time.
4. verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.

curtail — full definition

1. verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
2. verb To restrict a freedom, right or activity, limiting what someone is allowed to do.

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