ensmallen

== English == === Etymology === From small +‎ en- -en, by analogy with embiggen. Attested from 2002. Logical antonym of "embiggen," a humorous neologism popularized by television writer David X. Cohen; see 1996 quotation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /ɪnˈsmɔːlən/, (US) /ɛnˈsmɔlən/ Hyphenation: en‧small‧en === Verb === ensmallen (third-person singular simple present ensmallens, present participle ensmallening, simple past and past participle ensmallened) (humorous, transitive) To make smaller. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ensmallen. ==== Synonyms ==== (make smaller): debigulate ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “make bigger”): embiggen ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Mennellas