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foreshorten

verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

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Word length
11
Starts with
F
Ends with
N
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

  1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    “The manuscript must be shortened”

verb

  1. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

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The manuscript must be shortened

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