foreshorten

verb [T]

/fɔːˈʃɔː.tən/

/fɔːrˈʃɔːr.t̬ən/

Definition

› to reduce something or make it shorter: Smoking was certainly one of the factors that foreshortened his life.Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong › specialized to draw, paint, or photograph people or objects to make them seem smaller or closer together than they really arePainting, drawing and printing foreshortened

/-tənd/

/-t̬ənd/ adjective Painting, drawing and printing

(Definition of foreshorten verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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