Both Uses of
abridge
in
This I Believe II
- The Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines "to settle" as "to place in a desired state or order; to quiet, calm, or bring to rest; to make stable.†
Chpt 17unabridged = not shortened or reduced in scopestandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unabridged means not and reversed the meaning of abridged. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- So I told them the truth, albeit somewhat abridged.†
Chpt 43 *abridged = shortened; or reduced in scope while retaining essential elements
Definition:
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements -- especially to a book