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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] (67)
narrowOE

intransitive. To become narrower, to decrease in width, breadth, or scope; to diminish, lessen, contract. Also with down.

waneOE

To decrease in size or extent; to dwindle. Now rare. †Also with pleonastic complement, to wane less, too little.

smallOE

intransitive. To become thin or small; to diminish, grow less. Also with down, off.

slakec1380

To become or grow less in number, quantity, or volume; to fall or subside. Obsolete.

welk1390

To become less, to diminish, to shrink. Of the sun or moon: To wane, lose brightness. Obsolete.

fade1398

To grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink. literal and figurative. Obsolete.

lessenc1400

intransitive. To become less in size, quantity, amount, scope, severity, etc.; to decrease.

minish?a1425

intransitive. poetic in later use. To become less in quantity, number, size, power, etc.; = diminish, v. 8a. Now rare.

decay1489

To fall off or decrease (in number, volume, amount, intensity, etc.); to dwindle away. Obsolete.

adminisha1500

intransitive. To become less or smaller; to decrease; = diminish, v. 8a.

diminish1520

To become less or smaller; to lessen, decrease.

to grow downwards?1523

to grow down. (a) To extend downwards. (b) To become less in height or in size; also to grow downwards. †(c) Of the sea: To subside.

ungrow1598

(un-, prefix2 affix 1.)

scant1607

To be diminished. Const. of. Obsolete.

settlea1642

To shrink in size. dialect (? obsolete) and technical.

to run off1765

intransitive. To diminish in size, width, etc.; to taper. Now rare.

dwarf1776

intransitive. To become or remain (relatively) undersized or underdeveloped; esp. (of a plant) to become dwarf; (of vegetation) to gradually…

comminute1850

To reduce to minuteness, to diminish. rare.

downsize1977

transitive. gen. To reduce the size or scale of (something).

Subcategories:

— apparently (2)
— gradually (5)
— deflate (3)
— contract or shrink (28)
— become compressed or constricted (2)
— condense (1)
— fold or roll up (7)
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