abridge
🇺🇸
/əˈbrɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/əˈbrɪdʒ/
verb
R
to make something shorter while keeping the important parts
The book was abridged to fit the time slot for the reading hour.
translation
to make something shorter while keeping the important parts
Word Forms
3rd Present
abridges
Past
abridged
Perfect
abridged
Progressive
abridging