foreshorten

verbs

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
foreshorten
is a type of (narrower)
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
"He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten