Definition of abridges:
(v) :
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
(v) :
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
(v) :
(transitive) Cut short; truncate.
(v) :
(transitive) To curtail.
(v) :
(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
(v) :
(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.