Abridge Word Meaning

Middle English (in the sense ‘deprive of’): from Old French abregier, from late Latin abbreviare ‘cut short’ (see abbreviate)

shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense

shorten piece of writing without losing sense

• the introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel

curtail (a right or privilege)

curtail

• even the right to free speech can be abridged