shorten vs foreshorten

shorten and foreshorten both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of shorten include clip, curtail, cut short, syncopate, cut short, truncate.

As verbs, shorten and foreshorten are synonyms defined as:

shorten and foreshorten: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

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

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

Other hypernyms of shorten include abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, shorten.

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