foreshorten vs shorten

foreshorten and shorten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreshorten	No	No	Yes	No
shorten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foreshorten and shorten are synonyms defined as:

foreshorten and shorten: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Other synonyms of foreshorten include abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce.

As verbs, shorten is a hyponym of foreshorten; that is, shorten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foreshorten:

Other hyponyms of foreshorten include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, concentrate, condense, digest.

As verbs, shorten is a hypernym of foreshorten; that is, shorten is a word with a broader meaning than foreshorten:

foreshorten: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
shorten: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

foreshorten (verb)	shorten (verb)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	become short or shorter
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth	make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
	make short or shorter