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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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verb
To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To abridge, reduce, contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: abase, abate, belittle, besmall, bring down, embase, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish, foreshorten, lessen, lilliputianize, lower, mince, minimize, reduce, shrink, smallify
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make shorter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: abridge, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decrease, lessen, minify
Narrower terms: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten, digest, condense, concentrate
verb
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shorten
History
From fore- + shorten.
