All abridge synonyms

verb abridge

• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
• truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
• trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
• snip — to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
• lessen — to become less.
• abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• downsize — company: make redundancies
• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• concentrate — If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
• narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
• chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
• digest — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
• compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
• foreshorten — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
• blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
• edit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
• summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.