abridgable
v. C1 Advanced abridgable
v. to make a book or a piece of information shorter by removing parts that are not necessary. You do this to make it easier to read or understand.
v. to shorten a text or document by omitting less essential details or sections. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the material being condensed.
The editor abridged the long novel into a shorter version.
To save space in the final report, the researchers abridged the technical appendices to focus on the main findings.
While the original manuscript was intended for academic publication, the author abridged the final chapters to ensure the general public could grasp the core argument without specialized knowledge.