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What is "foreshorten" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does foreshorten mean in English? Meaning of foreshorten definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "foreshorten" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "foreshorten": reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Verb

  • Meaning: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • Example: The manuscript must be shortened
  • Synonyms: abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten
  • Hyponyms: bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate concentrate condense digest expurgate shorten
  • Hypernyms: decrease lessen minify
  • Antonyms: dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

    • Meaning of "foreshorten": shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

    Verb

  • Meaning: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
  • Synonyms: foreshorten
  • Hypernyms: shorten

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