ensmallen
English
Etymology
Small + en- -en, by analogy with embiggen. Attested from 2002.
Logical antonym of "embiggen," a humorous neologism coined by television writer David X. Cohen; see 1996 quotation.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsmɔːlən/, (US) IPA(key): /ɛnˈsmɔlən/
- Hyphenation: en‧small‧en
Verb
ensmallen (third-person singular simple present ensmallens, present participle ensmallening, simple past and past participle ensmallened)
- (humorous) To make smaller, such as by reducing the resolution of an image file.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ensmallen.
Synonyms
- (make smaller): debigulate
Antonyms
- (make bigger): embiggen
Translations
Make smaller
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Anagrams
- Mennellas