FORESHORTEN

• (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

  "The manuscript must be shortened"

  synonyms : abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , reduce , shorten

  The President's speech has to be abbreviated before it can be published. -added by geeta_inlas

  
  -tagged by learner_md
  Can someone please give me the abridged editions of these fat books??

• (verb) shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

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