What is to diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. [Obs.] Addison called?
epitomize — To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. [Obs.] Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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