English dictionary

foreshorten

/f/oU/r'/S//O/rt/-/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

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Synonyms abbreviate abridge contract cut reduce shorten

Antonyms dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

Source: WordNet 3.0
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

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Source: WordNet 3.0
To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective.

verb

Source: webster1913