foreshorten (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *foreshorten*:
VERB	change	foreshorten, abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
VERB	change	foreshorten	shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

English > *foreshorten*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Narrower	bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Narrower	digest, condense, concentrate	make more concise
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
Opposite	elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea
Similar to	edit, cut, edit out	cut and assemble the components of
Spanish	abreviar, acortar, compendiar, condensar, contraer, encoger, reducir, resumir, simplificar
Catalan	abreujar, contraure, contreure, encongir, escurçar

English > *foreshorten*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	shorten	make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended
Spanish	coronar

HyperDic: foreshorten