ABRIDGED
abridged
(adjective) (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; “an abridged version”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
abridged (comparative more abridged, superlative most abridged)
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
Verb
abridged
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
Anagrams
• bigraded, brigaded
Source: Wiktionary
ABRIDGE
A*bridge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abridged; p. pr. & vb. n. Abridging.]
Etym: [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abréger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad +
brevis short. See Brief and cf. Abbreviate.]
1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish;
to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. "The
bridegroom . . . abridged his visit." Smollett.
She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to
necessity. Fuller.
2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the
sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or
dictionary.
3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from;
as, to abridge one of his rights.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition