Available Definitions:
1) v. t. - To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
2) v. t. - To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
3) a. - Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
4) a. - Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
5) n. - An abridgment.