Summarise vs. Abridge

Summariseverb

To prepare a summary of something

Summariseverb

To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review

Summariseverb

be a summary of;

Summariseverb

give a summary (of);

Abridgeverb

To deprive; to cut off.

Abridgeverb

To debar from.

Abridgeverb

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

Abridgeverb

(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

Abridgeverb

(transitive) Cut short; truncate.

Abridgeverb

(transitive) To curtail.

Abridgeverb

To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

Abridgeverb

To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

Abridgeverb

To deprive; to cut off; - followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

Abridgeverb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;

Abridge

Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford.