Epitomized

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epitomize \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.
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     2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,
        to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.
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