abridge
verb (used with object)
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents.
abridger
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a word derived from
abridge.
Example Sentences
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Well, I’m an abridger, so I’m entitled to a few ideas of my own.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Indeed, the party stopped is hardly regarded as a person: no account is taken of his demerits: he is regarded simply as an abridger and diminisher of what you have a right to preserve intact.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
Thus he may be counted as a reformer, but not as an innovater nor an abridger.
From The Divine Office by Edward J. Quigley
Even the abridger, compiler, and translator, though their labours cannot be ranked with those of the diurnal historiographer, yet must not be rashly doomed to annihilation.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Samuel Johnson
Then begin men to aspire to the second prizes; to be a profound interpreter and commenter, to be a sharp champion and defender, to be a methodical compounder and abridger.
From Valerius Terminus; of the interpretation of nature by Francis Bacon
