foreshorten

Verb

Meaning

To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective.

Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.

Source: Webster's dictionary

cut reduce contract shorten abbreviate abridge prune bridge curve decrease compact cutting crop burn contracted

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increase feature note eye regard expand

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minify decrease lessen shorten

concentrate digest shorten condense castrate expurgate

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