Verb: abridge u'brij
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be abridged";
- foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
- Lessen, diminish, or curtail
"the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
Derived forms: abridging, abridges, abridged
Type of: curb, curtail, cut back, decrease, lessen, minify, restrict
Encyclopedia: Abridge