'abridge' definitions:

Definition of 'abridge'

From: WordNet
verb
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]
verb
Lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

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