Abridged vs Summarized - What's the difference?
abridged | summarized |
cut or shortened, especially of a literary work
(abridge)
(summarize)
To prepare a summary of something
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review
As verbs the difference between abridged and summarized
is that abridged is past tense of abridge while summarized is past tense of summarize.As an adjective abridged
is cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.abridged
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length.