rétrécir — meaning in English

English meaning

• diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
• narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.
• taper verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.

Senses

rétrécir is used for these senses in English:

• diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
• narrow (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
• shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
• shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
• taper (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.

diminish — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
2. verb To become smaller or less in amount or intensity.

narrow — full definition

1. adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
2. verb To make or become smaller in width or scope.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies.

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