foreshortening

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Verb foreshorten has 2 senses

abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
--₁ is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
foreshorten - shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
--₂ is one way to shorten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

foreshadow foreshadowed foreshadowing, foreshadowing foreshank foreshock foreshore foreshorten foreshortening foreshow foresight foresight synonyms foresighted foresightedness foresightful foresightfulness foresightness

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