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SLENDERIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take off weight

Synonyms:

melt off; reduce; slenderize; slim; slim down; thin

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "slenderize" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "slenderize"):

sweat off (lose weight by sweating)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make slender or appear to be slender

Example:

slenderizing skirts

Synonyms:

slenderise; slenderize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "slenderize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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