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foreshortening
Verbforeshorten has 2 senses
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" --1is one way todecrease, lessen, minify Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something