foreshorten

Meanings

Verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
• To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
• To abridge, reduce, contract.
• To make shorter.

Synonyms

abate, abbreviate, abridge, bring down, contract, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish, foreshorten, lessen, lower, reduce, shorten

Antonyms

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