Ensmallen

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈsmɔːlÉ™n/, US IPA: /É›nˈsmÉ”lÉ™n/
• Hyphenation: en + small + en

Origin

Small + en- -en, by analogy with embiggen. Attested from 2002.

Logical antonym of "embiggen," a humorous neologism coined by television writer David X. Cohen; see 1996 quotation.

Full definition of ensmallen

Verb

1. (humorous) To make smaller, such as by reducing the resolution of an image file.

Synonyms

• (make smaller) debigulate

Antonyms

• (make smaller) embiggen