2telescope verb
telescopes; telescoped; telescop·ing 1 [no obj] : to become shorter by having one section slide inside another somewhat larger section
▪ The radio antenna telescopes. 2 [+ obj] : to make (something) shorter in length or time — often + into ▪ The director needed to telescope [=condense] the four-hour movie into three hours.
▪ The radio antenna telescopes.
