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foreshorten foreshorten /fɔːˈʃɔː.tən/ aep /fɔːrˈʃɔːr.t̬ən/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for foreshorten
1 F0 to reduce something or make it shorter: » Smoking was certainly one of the factors that foreshortened his life.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong2 F0 SPECIALIZED to draw, paint, or photograph people or objects to make them seem smaller or closer together than they really are Thesaurus+: ↑Painting, drawing and printingforeshortened /-tənd/ aep /-t̬ənd/ adjective Thesaurus+: ↑Painting, drawing and printing |