Slenderizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Causes something to become thinner or more slender in shape
2. Reduces the thickness or width of an object or figure
3. Transforms an item or form to have a slim or narrow appearance

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so it gets a short note. "Slenderizes" is the third-person singular present of "slenderize," meaning to make something thinner or narrower. The base word "slender" is an older English adjective, and "-ize" is a suffix that turns it into a verb meaning "to make or become" the adjective's quality. That suffix has a long route: it passed from Ancient Greek through Late Latin and Middle French before English took it, so "slenderize" is a slim English word built from a very old Greek ending.

Synonyms: thin, narrow, streamline

Antonyms: widen, broaden, bulk, expand