Overview of verb abridge

The verb abridge has 2 senses

• abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")


• abridge -- (lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression")

Overview of adj abridged

The adj abridged has 1 sense

• abridged -- ((used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version")