slenderize

[ slen-duh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, slen·der·ized, slen·der·iz·ing.

1. to make slender or more slender.
2. to cause to appear slender:

   dresses that slenderize the figure.

verb (used without object)

, slen·der·ized, slen·der·iz·ing.

1. to become slender.

slenderize

/ ˈslɛndəˌraɪz /

verb

1. to make or become slender

Other Words From

• slen·der·i·za·tion [slen-der-, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
• slender·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slenderize¹

First recorded in 1920–25; slender + -ize

Example Sentences

What’s funny about that is realizing that like those injectable treatments Santos boasts about, this episode has slenderizing, surface-smoothing effects on the brain.

From Salon

Its can was briefly slenderized to better appeal to millennials; now it’s back to its regular shape.

From Washington Post

The darker hue was less likely to stain, and also slenderizing.

From Washington Post

A Matinicus Blue Rock pullover introduced at about the dawn of yacht rock was stealthily slenderized.

From New York Times

At that house, which he re-christened Saint Laurent, he slenderized male formalwear, pairing slim suits with a thin sliver of a tie.

From The New Yorker