English Explanatory Dictionary

ensmallen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make smaller.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsmɔːlən/ /ɛnˈsmɔlən/

Word forms

ensmallen ensmallens ensmallening ensmallened

Etymology

From small + en- -en, by analogy with embiggen. Attested from 2002. Logical antonym of "embiggen," a humorous neologism popularized by television writer David X. Cohen; see 1996 quotation.

Synonyms

debigulate

Antonyms

embiggen
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