Verb

• S: (v) scale down (reduce proportionally) "The model is scaled down"
• S: (v) reduce, scale down (make smaller) "reduce an image"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) shrink, reduce (reduce in size; reduce physically) "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
• S: (v) reduce, scale down (make smaller) "reduce an image"
• S: (v) reef (reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef)
• S: (v) miniaturize, miniaturise (design or construct on a smaller scale)
• S: (v) depopulate, desolate (reduce in population) "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
• S: (v) downsize (design or manufacture in a smaller size) "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
• S: (v) contract (make smaller) "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
• antonym
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame