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1. To shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense
2. To curtail (rights or privileges)
1. To fit the time slot, the director had to abridge the story of Batman fighting crime in Gotham.
2. The new laws proposed by the government could abridge citizens' freedom of speech.
3. Doraemon has a gadget that can abridge the journey so that Nobita and friends can travel anywhere instantly.
4. When the final Harry Potter book was adapted into a movie, several subplots were abridged to keep the focus on Harry's journey.