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foreshorten
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fore·short·en  (fôr-shôrtn, fr-)
tr.v. fore·short·ened, fore·short·en·ing, fore·short·ens
1. To shorten the lines of (an object) in a drawing or other representation so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space.
2. To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.

foreshorten
Verb
to see or draw (an object) from such an angle that it appears to be shorter than it really is
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.foreshortenforeshorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
2.foreshorten - shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
Translations
foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt [+ figure, scene] → escorzar
foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt [+ figure, scene] → réduire, faire en raccourci
foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vtperspektivisch verkürzen
foreshorten [fɔːˈʃɔːtn] vt [+ figure, scene] → rappresentare in scorcio


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Her multiple-period awareness gives added substance to MacDonald's insistence that "[sleeking to recover black women entirely from within slavery inaccurately foreshortens what might be termed their representational presence in the west" (16).
Above it the digradato foreshortens the grid by extending the vertical lines back toward the principal point E.
 
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