foreshorten

== English == === Etymology === From fore- +‎ shorten. === Verb === foreshorten (third-person singular simple present foreshortens, present participle foreshortening, simple past and past participle foreshortened) To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually. To abridge, reduce, contract. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:diminish To make shorter. ==== Derived terms ====