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abridges

/əˈbɹɪdʒɪz/

Meanings
verb
To deprive; to cut off.

Examples :

"The new law abridges people's freedom of speech by limiting what they can say online. "
law right

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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condense verb

/kənˈdɛns/

To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

"An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size."

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important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

Having relevant and crucial value.

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

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employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

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epitomize verb

/əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/

To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

""The student tried to epitomize the long history chapter into a one-page summary." "

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limiting verb

/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ /ˈlɪmətɪŋ/

To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

"The teacher was limiting the students' time on the computer game to encourage better focus during class. "

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duration noun

/djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /djəˈɹeɪʃn̩/

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

"The duration of the meeting was only thirty minutes. "

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articles noun

/ˈɑːtɪkəlz/ /ˈɑɹtɪkəlz/

A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.

"The student needed to read three articles about climate change for her science report. "

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accessible adjective

/əkˈsɛs.ə.bəl/

Easy of access or approach.

"an accessible town or mountain"

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retaining verb

/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/

To keep in possession or use.

"The company is retaining its best employees by offering them better salaries. "

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information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

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contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

"Marriage is a contract."