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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
slenderize

1921, from slender + -ize. Related: Slenderized; slenderizing. As a verb, slender "make narrower" is from 1590s.

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slenderize

vb. (context transitive English) To make more slender.

WordNet
slenderize
  1. v. make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts" [syn: slenderise]

  2. take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, thin, slim down] [ant: gain]

Usage examples of "slenderize".

At the Bigwin Inn, on the beautiful Lake of Bays where every moment was exhilarating, I could do musical slenderizing exercises on the beach.

I had stuffed myself into the slenderizing type in order to fit more nicely into the dress, however, and he had trouble even getting his fingers inside the elastic.