Another word for abridge

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To make short or shorter the duration or extent of

shorten
To make short or shorter.
To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

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1. To make short or shorter.
2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.
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reduce
To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
To gain control of; subject or conquer:
To subject to destruction:

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1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
3. To subject to destruction:
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curtail
To cut short or reduce:

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1. To cut short or reduce:
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condense
To make more dense or compact:
To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water.
To make more concise; abridge or shorten:

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1. To make more dense or compact:
2. To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water.
3. To make more concise; abridge or shorten:
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abbreviate
To make shorter:
To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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1. To make shorter:
2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.
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Another word for abridge

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shorten
To make short or shorter.
To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

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1. To make short or shorter.
2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.
3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.
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compress
To press together:
To make more compact by or as if by pressing.
To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal:

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1. To press together:
2. To make more compact by or as if by pressing.
3. To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal:
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condense
To make more dense or compact:
To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water.
To make more concise; abridge or shorten:

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1. To make more dense or compact:
2. To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water.
3. To make more concise; abridge or shorten:
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digest
To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.
To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate:
To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

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1. To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.
2. To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate:
3. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.
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