[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

foreshorten \foreshort"en\, v. t.
   1. fine art to represent on a plane surface, as if extended
      in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to
      shorten by drawing in perspective.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: to represent pictorially to the imagination.
      1913 webster

            songs, and deeds, and lives that lie
            foreshortened in the tract of time.   --tennyson.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

foreshorten
     v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "the
          manuscript must be shortened" syn: abridge, abbreviate,
           shorten, cut, contract, reduce ant: elaborate
     2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of
        depth
see also:
abridge abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce 
elaborate 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "foreshorten":
   abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize, clip,
   compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back,
   cut down, cut off short, cut short, dock, elide, epitomize, mow,
   nip, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce,
   retrench, shave, shear, shorten, snub, stunt, sum up, summarize,
   synopsize, take in, telescope, trim, truncate

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