| VERB | change | slenderize, slenderise | make slender or appear to be slender |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | slenderize, reduce, melt off, slim, thin, slim down | take off weight |
| Meaning | make slender or appear to be slender. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | slenderise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | adelgazar | |
| Catalan | aprimar | |
| Meaning | Take off weight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | reduce, melt off, slim, thin, slim down | |
| Narrower | sweat off | lose weight by sweating |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | gain, put on | increase (one's body weight) |
| Spanish | adelgazarse, adelgazar, bajar peso, enflaquecer, perder peso, rebajar, reducir | |
| Catalan | aflaquir-se, amagrir-se, aprimar-se | |
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