Dictionary Definition
foreshorten
Verb
1 reduce in scope while retaining essential
elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: elaborate]
2 shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an
illusion of depth
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off
short, cut short, dock,
elide, epitomize, mow, nip, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, retrench, shave, shear, shorten, snub, stunt, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take in, telescope, trim, truncate