abridge
/əˈbrɪdʒ/
verb
- To shorten a book, speech, or other text while keeping its main ideas.
- She had to abridge her presentation to fit the 10-minute time limit.
- The publisher asked the editor to abridge the novel for younger readers.
- The classic novel was abridged into a 50-page summary for students.
- To reduce or limit someone's rights, freedoms, or privileges.
- The company's policy was seen as an attempt to abridge workers' rights.
- No government should abridge the right to a fair trial.
- The new law could abridge citizens' freedom of speech.