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slenderize, v.|ˈslɛndəraɪz|
Also slenderise.
[f. slender a. + -ize.]
a. intr. To make oneself slender, to slim.
b. trans. To make (something) slender, to make (the figure) appear slender. Also absol.
1923Weekly Dispatch 4 Feb. 15/5 A slight figure will be more essential than ever. ‘You must slenderise,’ said one, coining a useful word. 1923Daily Mail 21 Mar. 6/1 (Advt.), Corsets for slenderising full figures. 1946Sun (Baltimore) 10 May 12/1 He brought it down to within a few inches of the ground, slenderized the column on which it hangs in merry-go-round fashion. 1964McCall's Sewing i. 11/1 Lines for the ‘Viking’ type are a problem. You'll want those which slenderise without adding height. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 11/5 (Advt.), Starting age 6 yrs. Slenderize. Charm... Clover Lodge [establishment for overweight girls].
Hence ˈslenderizer; ˈslenderizing ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1927Daily Express 9 Sept. 5/5 There is the high straight line that is suited to the office frock, and the graceful slenderising V-cut accentuated by removable front of deep ivory crêpe-de-chine. 1928Sunday Express 29 Apr. 15/4 Chefs are searching their brains for the slenderising sweet that will tempt both men and women diners. 1932Woman & Beauty Apr. 87/1 (Advt.), Slenderizing. Free book tells how you can become slim. 1935Amer. Speech X. 192/2 Black velvet, we find, is the best slenderizer. 1958People 4 May 7/1 (Advt.), A most flattering and slenderising style. 1969Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 17 The skirt does a slenderising job where most women want to look slim. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 10/2 (Advt.), The jacket is a little longer. It continues the slenderizing effect of the waist. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. b12/1, I made a slenderizing lunch of cottage cheese and grapefruit sections. |