Word

abridge, v.
(abridged, abridges, abridging)
freq. cnt. 1

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten

sample sentences

"The manuscript must be shortened"

verb frames

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They won't %s the story

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shortener

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abridgement abridger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abbreviator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contraction

antonym

expand

semantic pointers

hyponym

bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten concentrate, condense, digest

verb group

edit out, cut, edit

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

lessen, diminish, or curtail
<verb.change>

abridge

sample sentences

"the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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semantic pointers

hypernym

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back