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1. abridge - verb

· reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

Synonym(s): foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify




2. abridge - verb

· lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

Hypernym(s): restrict, curtail, curb, cut_back





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