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abridge

/ abridge /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Opposites:
elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Kinds of:
bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate shorten
Derived:
contraction shortener abridger abbreviator condensation
Verb group:
edit cut edit out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
1
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decrease lessen minify bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate shorten elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit