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abridge
 /əˈbrıʤ/  verb  , abridg·es, abridged, abridg·ing [  + obj  ]
  1 : to shorten (a book, a play, etc.) by leaving out some parts
   abridge a dictionary by omitting rare/uncommon words
  — see also unabridged
  2 formal : to lessen the strength or effect of (something, such as a right)
   unlawful attempts to abridge [=curtail, weaken] freedom of speech
  abridged  adj  
   an abridged dictionary
   an abridged edition/version of a novel
  abridg·ment ( or   abridge·ment) /əˈbrıʤmənt/  noun  ,  pl   -ments [  count  ]
   an abridgment of a book
   an abridgment of their right to freedom of speech
  [  noncount  ]
   a dictionary shortened by abridgment