English to English verb
1 |
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | | Example: The manuscript must be shortened
source: wordnet30
2 |
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth | | source: wordnet30
3 |
To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. | | source: webster1913
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