abbreviate, cancel, curtail, deduct, divest, expunge, minify, pollard, rub out, step down, take in
Definitionv. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Last update: September 5, 2015
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His agent told him that he needed to abridge some of the content of his novel so that it would be under 400 pages. [verb]
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Editors of some classic literature seem to take a lot of liberties when they abridge the content so that people with lower reading levels can understand what they’re reading. [verb]
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Juries were constantly intimidated, and their privileges were abridged. [Please select]
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The book was abridged for children. [verb]
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From the last of these the following selection is abridged. [Please select]
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In the mean time, his character has deteriorated while his enjoyment has been abridged. [Please select]
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I shall, therefore, greatly abridge the chronicle of my subsequent years. [Please select]
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Blanford, and from his full description I have abridged the above short notice. [Please select]
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Let us abridge the tale. [verb]
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Jean Valjean's visits were not abridged. [verb]
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It was merely a trifle abridged. [verb]
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