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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