foreshorten

Verb

Plain form foreshorten

Third-person singular foreshortens

Past tense foreshortened

Past participle foreshortened

Present participle foreshortening

1. To foreshorten is to make shorter.

   His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

2. An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.

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