abridge

abridge [verb]: to shorten.

Example: Wherever he goes, Sivaramakrishnan’s name invariably gets abridged to “Siva.”

Related words: abridgable [adjective],  abridger [noun]

Synonyms: abbreviate, abstract, compress, condense, contract, decrease, digest, diminish, lessen, reduce, summarize, trim, truncate

Antonyms: add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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