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fore·short·en
foreshorten
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- 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.
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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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