abridging

əˈbrɪdʒɪŋ

Definition

Definition of abridging - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

editingshortening in duration or extent

The abridging process made the book easier to read.

condensing

shortening

reductionreducing in scope or size

The abridging of the project saved a lot of resources.

condensing

shortening

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Origin of abridging

Latin, abbreviare (shorten)

Examples of abridging in a sentence

Abridging the speech made it more impactful.
The abridging of the book made it more accessible.
Abridging the speech helped keep the audience engaged.

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French:abrégé, ...
German:verkürzend, reduzierend, ...
Italian:abbreviato, ridotto, ...
Spanish:abreviado, reducido, ...
Portuguese:encurtando, diminuindo, ...
Chinese:删节的, 缩减的, ...
Japanese:短縮する, 縮小する, ...
Arabic:مُخْتَصِر, مُخَصِّر, ...
Hebrew:מְקֻצָּר, מְצֻמְצָם, ...
Russian:сокращающий, ...
Ukrainian:скорочення, ...
Hindi:संक्षिप्त, कम, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, হ্রাস করা, ...
Catalan:abreujant, reduint, ...
Czech:zkracující, redukující, ...
Danish:forkortende, reducerende, ...
Dutch:verkortend, beperkend, ...
Greek:συντομεύων, περιορίζων, ...
Hungarian:rövidítő, csökkentő, ...
Khmer:កាត់សម្រួល, កាត់បន្ថយ, ...
Korean:단축하는, 축소하는, ...
Persian:کوتاه‌کننده, کاهش‌دهنده, ...
Polish:skracający, ograniczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):encurtando, diminuindo, ...
Romanian:scurtare, limitare, ...
Swedish:förkortande, reducerande, ...
Thai:ย่อ, จำกัด, ...
Turkish:kısaltıcı, sınırlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:rút ngắn, thu nhỏ, ...

abridge

əˈbrɪdʒ

Definition of abridge - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

shortenmake shorter by reducing length or content

The editor decided to abridge the lengthy novel.

condense

shorten

text condensationshorten a text while keeping essential points

The editor decided to abridge the novel for the new edition..

condense

shorten

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Origin of abridge

Latin, abbreviare (shorten)

Examples of abridge in a sentence

To fit the time slot, they had to abridge the documentary.
They had to abridge the report to fit the page limit.
The publisher asked the author to abridge the manuscript.

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French:abréger, ...
German:kürzen, ...
Italian:abbreviare, ...
Spanish:acortar, abreviar, ...
Portuguese:abreviar, ...
Chinese:删减, 删节, ...
Japanese:短縮する, ...
Arabic:اخْتَصَرَ, لَخَّصَ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַצֵּר, לְקַצֵּר, ...
Russian:сокращать, ...
Ukrainian:скорочувати, ...
Hindi:संक्षिप्त करना, संक्षेप करना, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, সংক্ষেপ করা, ...
Catalan:abreujar, resumir, ...
Czech:zkrátit, kondenzovat, ...
Danish:forkorte, kondensere, ...
Dutch:inkorten, ...
Greek:συντομεύω, ...
Hungarian:rövidíteni, tömöríteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយ, សម្រួលអត្ថបទ, ...
Korean:축약하다, 요약하다, ...
Persian:خلاصه کردن, ...
Polish:skracać, ...
Portuguese (BR):abreviar, resumir, ...
Romanian:a scurta, a prescurta, ...
Swedish:förkorta, ...
Thai:ย่อ, ...
Turkish:kısaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:rút gọn, lược bớt, ...

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