slenderize

American  

[slen-duh-rahyz] / ˈslɛn dəˌraɪz /

especially British, slenderise

verb (used with object)

slenderized, slenderizing

1. to make slender or more slender.

2. to cause to appear slender.

   dresses that slenderize the figure.

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verb (used without object)

slenderized, slenderizing

1. to become slender.

slenderize British  

/ ˈslɛndəˌraɪz /

verb

1. to make or become slender

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Other Word Forms

• slenderization noun
• slenderizer noun

Etymology

Origin of slenderize

First recorded in 1920–25; slender + -ize

Example Sentences

She will also modify the bustle in the back to slenderize the bride.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2011

To slenderize his trumpet-topped columns as much as possible, he manufactured them in one piece on the site and derricked them into place.

From Time Magazine Archive

Words like suave-mannered, custom-finished, contour-conforming, mitt-back, innersole, backdip, midriff, swoosh, swash, curvaceous, slenderize and pet-smooth are flung about with evident full expectation that the reader will understand them at a glance.

From Time Magazine Archive

With these 600 assistants, he hoped to slenderize the Navy's 325,000 men and keep them thin.

From Time Magazine Archive