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to slenderize

to slenderize

1 7.3
Make someone or something look thinner
  • verb
  • /ˈslɛndərˌaɪz/
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  • Many people believe that certain styles can slenderize their body shape significantly.

Examples

  • My fragile fingernails with slenderizing potential offer me no disguise; they break off despite multiple coats of colored lacquer, hardener, acrylic, and silk.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • All black has nothing on a look like this when it comes to slenderizing effects.

    Blog text (20)

  • Pink jellies and this fucking ruffled playsuit, way gross, and she is all, it's slenderizing, whatever that's supposed to mean.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • A pair of brown velvet slacks, one leg cut against the bias so that it shone a deeper hue and slenderized the left hip without diminishing the right, looked great under strobe light.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Wearing dark colors can help slenderize your appearance and boost your confidence.

  • She chose a dress that would slenderize her silhouette for the evening party.

Synonyms

to slim
vsto slenderize
8 2.4

To become thinner by losing fat

also covers changing appearance to seem thinner rather than only actual weight loss
to slim down
vsto slenderize
5 3.0

To lose weight and become thinner

also applies to altering appearance to look thinner, not only weight loss

Antonyms

to thicken
35 2.3

Become or make something less runny

How Slim

to emaciate
3 8.9
to slenderize
1 7.3
to thin
38 1.4

Surface Forms

slenderize infinitive
slenderized past
slenderized past participle
slenderizing present participle
slenderizes third person singular

Morphology

slenderize = slender (transparent) = slender + ize

Productive and regular formation: adjective 'slender' + '-ize' meaning 'make or become', so the verb means 'to make slender'.

Etymology

The word slenderize comes from the adjective slender, meaning 'thin' or 'slim', plus the verb-making ending -ize, meaning 'to make'. So to slenderize something is to make it or make it appear thinner.