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verb (v)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
Synonym: abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten Antonym: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
source: wordnet30
lessen, diminish, or curtail (verb.change)
Example: The new law might abridge our freedom of expression.
source: wordnet30
To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. (verb)
source: webster1913
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