foreshorten

Found in thesaurus: lessen, decrease, minify, shorten
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foreshorten
v. draw in perspective to give the appearance of depth; shorten, minimize

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foreshorten

Verb
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
2. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
(hypernym) shorten


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foreshorten
v. a.
تصوير جيسي ترچھے رخ پر دکھائي ديتي ہے ويسي بنانا, آگے سے کاٹنا


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foreshorten
Synonyms 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
  

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foreshorten /fɔ:'ʃɔ:tn/
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