abridge
verb/əˈbrɪdʒ/
Frequency rank: #19,743 most common English word
Meaning
to shorten a text by condensing it while keeping the main content.
Example sentence
The publisher decided to abridge the long novel so that it could be sold as a shorter edition.
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