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synopsis | abridge |

As a noun synopsis

is synopsis.

As a verb abridge is

(archaic) to deprive; to cut off .

synopsis

Noun

(synopses)
  • A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
  • (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
  • Synonyms

    * (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

    See also

    * bird's-eye view

    abridge

    English

    Verb

    (abridg)
  • (archaic) To deprive; to cut off.
  • (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from.
  • To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
  • * The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
  • * She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
  • To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
  • Cut short; truncate.
  • To curtail.
  • He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.

    Usage notes

    * (deprive) Usually used with to' or sometimes with '''from''' as, to ' abridge one of his rights.

    Derived terms

    * abridged * abridger * abridgement

    Anagrams

    *

    References