verb /əˈbrɪdʒ/
, The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
b) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
, She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
See Also: abridgement, unabridged
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