verb
Meaning 1
To make more slender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
slenderize
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verb
Meaning 2
take off weight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, thin, slim down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
Narrower terms: sweat off
verb
Meaning 3
make slender or appear to be slender
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- slenderizing skirts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slenderise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English slender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English slenderize From slender + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: wysmuklać — to make more slender
- Polish: wysmuklić — to make more slender