abridge

verbs

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
is derived from
abridgement
is derived from
abridger
lessen, diminish, or curtail
"the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
abridge
is a type of (narrower)
place restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"
curb, curtail, cut back, restrict