abridge - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

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ridge

to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main partsto make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts

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ab

ridge

Third Person

abridges

Present Participle

abridging

Past Tense

abridged

Past Participle

abridged

1

to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts

The play was abridged for the school performance, focusing on the key scenes.
The film adaptation abridged the novel, leaving out some subplots.
The team was abridging the manuscript when the deadline was moved up.
They will abridge the report to present only the key findings.
For the anthology, they abridged the lengthy essay to highlight its main arguments.

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brief cut summarize condense compress reduce boil down abbreviate sum up abstract digest precis shorten foreshorten contract epitomize

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2

to decrease, reduce, or restrict something, often by cutting down its size, duration, or range

The company policy aims to abridge unnecessary meetings, ensuring employees have more time for productive tasks.
We will abridge the event schedule to accommodate the unexpected delay in the program.
The government has abridged access to certain public areas to maintain safety during the pandemic.
By the time we arrived, the teacher had abridged the lecture due to the time constraints.
The editor abridged the speech for a younger audience, condensing the content to ensure it was easily understood.