bedwarf
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Bedwarf — Be*dwarf , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedwarf — /bi dwörfˈ/ transitive verb To make dwarfish ORIGIN: ↑be (2) … Useful english dictionary
Bedwarfed — Bedwarf Be*dwarf , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minimize — I verb abbreviate, abridge, attach little importance to, attenuate, bedwarf, belittle, cheapen, clip, criticize, curtail, cut down, cut down to size, cut short decimate, decrease, decry, deduct, deflate, degrade, demote, depreciate, derogate,… … Law dictionary
belittle — Synonyms and related words: bedwarf, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, criticize, cry down, de emphasize, debase, decry, degrade, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, derogate from, detract from, diminish, disapprove of,… … Moby Thesaurus
de emphasize — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, bedwarf, belittle, blunt, chasten, conceal, constrain, control, cushion, damp, dampen, deaden, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, diminish, disguise,… … Moby Thesaurus
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dwarf — Synonyms and related words: Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Lilliputian, Mab, Oberon, Titania, Tom Thumb, ace, atom, banshee, bedwarf, belittle, bit, bitsy, brownie, cluricaune, dab, de emphasize, detract from, diminish, diminutive, dole,… … Moby Thesaurus
minimize — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, bedwarf, belittle, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, cry down, curtail, cut down, de emphasize, debase, decrease, decry, degrade, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, derogate from, detract… … Moby Thesaurus
play down — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, bedwarf, belittle, blunt, chasten, constrain, control, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, diminish, downplay, dull, dwarf … Moby Thesaurus
