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abridge

ab·ridge

UK/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ US/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ uncommon archaic rare

verb

1.

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

  • “The manuscript must be shortened”
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From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.

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