abridge
v. condense, shorten; make shorter in words | ||||
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Abridging Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abridging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abridge
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abridge
| WordNet 2.0 |
abridge
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
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