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foreshorten definition
foreshorten |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foreshorten 1 of 2 senses of foreshorten Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foreshorten 1 of 2 senses of foreshorten Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope Entailment of verb foreshorten Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb foreshorten 2 senses of foreshorten Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 2 foreshorten => shorten Familiarity of verb foreshorten foreshorten used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb foreshorten Sense 1 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 2 foreshorten => shorten -------------- Overview of verb foreshorten The verb foreshorten has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") 2. foreshorten -- (shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth) Overview of verb foreshorten The verb foreshorten has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") 2. foreshorten -- (shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth)
foreshorten definition
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