Definition: (verb) Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Synonyms: abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce, cut.
Usage: I write with so much difficulty, the cold is so severe, I am so fearful of being detected and consigned to an underground cell and total darkness, that I must abridge this narrative.
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