<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.</li><li>To reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge one's freedom.</li><li>To deprive; cut off.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A person or thing that abridges.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>