Epitomize: alternatives and connections

To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary…

Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said of checks, official do…

An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.

An epitome.

A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applie…

A compendium; an epitome; a summary.

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment;…

That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.

The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.

To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addiso…

One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artis…

To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.