English verb: abridge | |||
1. | abridge (change) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||
Samples | The manuscript must be shortened. | ||
Examples | They won't abridge the story | ||
Synonyms | abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, concentrate, condense, digest, expurgate, shorten | ||
Verb group | cut, edit, edit out | ||
Antonyms | elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | ||
2. | abridge (change) lessen, diminish, or curtail | ||
Samples | The new law might abridge our freedom of expression. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | curb, curtail, cut back, restrict | ||