Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To make (something or someone) appear thinner or more slender.
   • To reduce the weight of (someone); to cause to lose weight.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To become slender or thinner; to lose weight.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive verb (to make slender):

  • The designer used vertical stripes to slenderize the silhouette of the dress.
  • This exercise is intended to slenderize your waist.

• Transitive verb (to cause weight loss):

  • She started a new diet to slenderize her figure before the summer.

• Intransitive verb (to become slender):

  • With consistent exercise, he began to slenderize noticeably over several months.

Advanced Usage

• In fashion and design: Often used to describe the effect of clothing, patterns, or styles that create an illusion of a thinner body.
  • Dark colors are known to slenderize.
• As a goal or process: Can describe the intentional act of pursuing a thinner physique.
  • Her goal was not just to lose weight, but to slenderize her overall proportions.

Variants and Related Words

• Slender (adjective): Thin in an attractive or graceful way.
  • She has a slender build.
• Slenderization (noun): The process of making or becoming slender.
  • The slenderization of the car's design made it more aerodynamic.

Synonyms

• Slim down (verb): To become or make thinner.
• Trim (verb): To make something neater or smaller by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts; also used for losing weight.
• Reduce (verb): To make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size; can refer to body weight.

Antonyms

• Bulk up (verb): To gain weight or muscle mass, making the body appear larger.
• Widen (verb): To make or become wider.

Verb

1. take off weight
2. make slender or appear to be slender
   • slenderizing skirts