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decrease vs foreshorten

foreshorten vs decrease

decrease is a noun but foreshorten is not a noun.

decrease and foreshorten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
foreshorten No No Yes No
As verbs, foreshorten is a hyponym of decrease; that is, foreshorten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • foreshorten: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) foreshorten (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) foreshorten (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
make become smaller shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
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