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besmall

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Besmall (verb) means to make something small, or to make it seem small.

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To make something small, or to make it seem small.
""Weariness too faltered my conscience . . . besmalling me."" — Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, Bikmaus (1984)
"And loneliness balked my pride, my innate pride, my integral native being, besmalling me all the more, until I couldn't remember myself the way I did last year and the years before." — Pacific islands monthly (1974)
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Etymology

Formed from be- and small.

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"besmall" (verb) means to make something small, or to make it seem small.
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