foreshorten

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Verb

foreshorten (foreshortens, present participle foreshortening; past and past participle foreshortened)

1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

Verb

foreshorten (foreshortens, present participle foreshortening; past and past participle foreshortened)

1. To abridge, reduce, contract.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:diminish

2. To make shorter.

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