abridged Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
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verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
abridge.
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
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adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
- an abridged version