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Word | Abridge |
Telugu Meaning | కుదించండి, సంగ్రహం చెయ్యి, సంగ్రహము చేసుట |
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; The manuscript must be shortened / to cut short, reduce in size or to shrink / To make shorter / lessen, diminish, or curtail / condense and shorten / shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense. / to shorten (a book, a play, etc.) by leaving out some parts / to lessen the strength or effect of (something, such as a right), | |
Usage | ⇒ The book was abridged for children ⇒ Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel. ⇒ abridge a dictionary by omitting rare words ⇒ the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories ⇒ The editor reserves the right to abridge articles to fit the space available ⇒ the abridged version of |
Synonyms | shorten, condense, abbreviate, cut, curtail, reduce, summarize, compress, digest, abstract, epitomize, contract, diminish, lessen, decrease, trim, cut down, synopsize, truncate, brief, |
Antonyms | enlarge, expand, extend, add, increase, lengthen, amplify, magnify, aggrandize, augment, dilate, elongate, aggrandizement, boost, develop, distend, escalate, heighten, impel, inflate, |
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