abridge
verb [T] /əˈbrɪdʒ/Definition
› to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important: The book was abridged for children.Editing and compilingCorrecting and mendingPublishing abridged /əˈbrɪdʒd/ adjective › the abridged edition/version of her novelEditing and compilingCorrecting and mendingPublishing abridgment (also abridgement) /-mənt/ noun [C or U]
(Definition of abridge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- amend verb
- blue pencil noun
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- compilation noun
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- draft verb (PLAN)
- dub verb (SOUNDS)
- edit verb
- editorial adjective
- emend verb
- index verb (MAKE LIST)
- lexicographer noun
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- proof noun (PRINTED COPY)
- revise verb (CHANGE)
- revised adjective
- reword verb
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