HyperDic: scale_down

English > 2 senses of the expression scale down:
VERBchangescale downreduce proportionally
changescale down, reducemake smaller
English > scale down: 2 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningReduce proportionally.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Entailsdecrease, diminish, lessen, falldecrease in size, extent, or range
BroaderproportionAdjust in size relative to other things
rescaleEstablish on a new scale
Oppositescale upincrease proportionally
English > scale down: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningmake smaller.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymreduce
Broadershrink, reduceReduce in size
Oppositeblow up, enlarge, magnifymake large
Spanishdisminuir, reducir
Catalanreduir

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