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foreshorten definition

fore·shorten (fôr s̸hôrt′'n)

transitive verb

  1. Drawing, Painting, etc. to represent some lines of (an object) as shorter than they actually are in order to give the illusion of proper relative size, in accordance with the principles of perspective
  2. to present in condensed form; abridge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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