foreshorten

Verbs

(v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- The manuscript must be shortened
abbreviate, abridge, shorten, contract, reduce, cut,
(v) shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Synonyms

abbreviate abridge shorten contract reduce cut

Antonyms

elaborate expatiate expound lucubrate dilate exposit flesh out enlarge expand

Words of close approximity