abridge

[US]/əˈbrɪdʒ/
[UK]/əˈbrɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. shorten or reduce (a book, etc.) by condensing or removing content; restrict rights or privileges, deprive of privileges.

Phrases & Collocations

abridged version

Example Sentences

abridge one of his rights

The play was abridged for TV.

the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories.

The rights of citizens must not be abridged without proper cause.

48. Reader: (1) An abridged term for "proofreader" who checks proofs for accuracy. (2) Device which can "read" from magnetic media or, in the case of OCR, from typescript.

The publisher decided to abridge the novel for a younger audience.

They abridged the meeting to keep it short and concise.

An abridged version of the textbook is available for students who want a quick review.

The movie adaptation had to abridge some scenes from the original book.

The abridged dictionary is perfect for students who need a compact reference.

The play was abridged to fit within the time constraints of the performance.

The abridged version of the report highlighted the key findings.

The abridged version of the novel omitted some of the subplots.

The abridged audiobook is perfect for commuters with limited time.

To save time, the professor decided to abridge his lecture on the topic.

Real-world Examples

But in this context I'm just going to read an abridged version of those texts.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

After I had been approached to record it, I discovered the company intended an abridged version.

Source: Time

Those who liked suspension wouldn't be crossed at a crossing, even an abridged version would leave them beaming.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2022 Collection

We gave you the abridged version.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2017 Collection

I usually listen to one in the car (always unabridged; I think abridged audio-books are the pits), and carry another wherever I go.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

We’ll tell you the abridged story, and you can tell us what you think of Charles Sobhraj at the end.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

How I long to listen to the abridged versions of Ivanhoe and Peter Pan in the last hour of the class?

Source: Friday Flash Fiction

Soon, he started writing an abridged version that he thought people might want to buy at a reduced price, but time had bested him.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

The Hungarian mines are wrought by freemen, who employ a great deal of machinery, by which they facilitate and abridge their own labour.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

I felt, had Nabokov wanted it abridged, he would have written it shorter, and I suggested to his son Dmitri that he might insist we record it as written.

Source: Time

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