The editor was asked to abridge the lengthy article.
编辑被要求删节这篇冗长的文章。
Select the synonym for the word “abridge” in the following sentence: The editor decided to abridge the lengthy manuscript to make it more suitable for publication.
B — Shorten. “abridge” means v. to shorten; condense; summarize
The publisher decided to ______ the enormous novel into a shorter edition.
C — abridge. “abridge” means v. to shorten; condense; summarize
abridge — v. to shorten; condense; summarize. In Chinese: 删节；缩短.
abridge is pronounced /əˈbrɪdʒ/. It breaks into 2 syllables: a · bridge.
The editor was asked to abridge the lengthy article. (编辑被要求删节这篇冗长的文章。)
shorten, condense — all close in meaning to abridge (v. to shorten; condense; summarize).
Yes. abridge appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
a-(to) + bridge(to shorten) → to abridge, shorten.