Examples of “abridge” in a Sentence

verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.

• The king abridged the nobles of their old privileges.
• Nobody should abridge a child's right to play.
• The new rules abridge us of our weekend privileges.

verb To make something shorter in length or time.

• The coach decided to abridge practice because of the heat.
• We had to abridge our visit when the train was delayed.
• The host abridged his speech so the guests could eat.

verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.

• The editor will abridge the long novel for young readers.
• She abridged the report to a single page for the busy manager.
• Can you abridge this story without losing the ending?