beroven (van) — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
Senses
beroven (van) is used for these senses in English:
- abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
abridge — full definition
- verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
- verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
- verb To make something shorter in length or time.
- verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.
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