Synonyms of telescope

Noun

1. telescope, scope, magnifier

usage: a magnifier of images of distant objects

Verb

1. telescope, squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

usage: crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

2. telescope, digest, condense, concentrate

usage: make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

Definition and meaning of telescope (Dictionary)