ABRIDGE

v. condense, shorten; make shorter in words

Abridge is a small town in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 26 km (16 miles) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The town is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. It is part of the civil parish of Lambourne and is served by Lambourne Parish Council.
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Verb
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule

(v. t.)
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
  

(v. t.)
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
  

(v. t.)
To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
  

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