Abridge - Definition
abridge
v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge,
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand,
expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out,
lucubrate]
2: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our
freedom of expression"