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foreshorten

fore·short·en

foreshorten

 
pronunciation:
for shor tn
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: foreshortens, foreshortening, foreshortened
definition 1: to distort, or shorten the lines of the long axis of (a visual image) in order to create the illusion of depth and perspective.
definition 2: to shorten or cut short; abridge; curtail.
There's no doubt that his addiction foreshortened his life.
similar words:
truncate
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