abridge

Verb

Verb Forms: abridged, abridging, abridges

To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense.
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
lessen, diminish, or curtail
- "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
To deprive; to cut off.
To debar from.
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
Cut short; truncate.
To curtail.

Examples

He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.
I need to abridge my gloating to stay within the chat character limit.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abberiāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.

Synonyms

abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Antonyms

expand

Scrabble Score: 11

abridge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
abridge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abridge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

abridge: valid Words With Friends Word