slenderize

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verb

To make more slender.

Similar
slenderisereducemelt offslimthinslim down
Scrabble 20

Meanings

verbslenderize (third-person singular simple present slenderizes, present participle slenderizing, simple past and past participle slenderized)

present singular third person slenderizes · participle present slenderizing · participle past slenderized · past slenderized

  1. transitiveTo make more slender.

    There’s no sugar-coating it: this direct-injection V-6 seems a compromise, a slenderized version of the CTS’s 3.6-liter.

    2009 July 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “A Redesign Aims Lower and Yet Comes Up Short”, in New York Times
    2 more examples

    You will sequence through upper and lower-body exercises that are designed to lift, reduce, and slenderize your hips, thighs, and booty while giving you sleek, sexy arms!

    2011, Amy Cotta, Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans, page 10

    When dressing up for a night out, let's not forget the sex appeal, allure, and slenderizing effect of ultrasheer black hosiery under that little black dress.

    2012, Rebecca Apsan, Lessons in Lingerie: Finding Your Perfect Shade of Seduction

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake slender or appear to be slender

Similar
slenderise

verbtake off weight

Broader
change stateturn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Polish wysmuklać, wysmuklić
  • wysmuklaćto make more slender
  • wysmuklićto make more slender
Cite this entry
APA

slenderize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slenderize

MLA

“slenderize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slenderize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slenderize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slenderize.

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