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