foreshorten

tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

1. To shorten the lines of (an object) in a drawing or other representation so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space.
2. To reduce the length of; curtail or abridge.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  Synonyms: abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

Meaning #2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forkorte

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkorten, met diepte tekenen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dessiner (un objet) en raccourci/en perspective

Deutsch (German)
v. - (perspektivisch) verkürzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεικονίζω προοπτικά

Italiano (Italian)
disegnare in prospettiva, ridurre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escorçar (reduzir) (Pint.)

Русский (Russian)
чертить в перспективе, делать более компактным

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - escorzar, condensar, reducir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förkorta (konst.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
按透视法缩短, 节略, 缩短

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 按透視法縮短, 節略, 縮短

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 단축하다, (원근법) 단축하여 그리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遠近法で描く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقصر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הראה או תיאר עצם בקיצור ניכר בשל המבט לעומק‬

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