E*pit"o*mize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Epitomized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Epitomizing.]

1.

To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin.

2.

To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words.

[Obs.]

Addison.

 

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