SCALE DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Make smaller

Example:

reduce an image

Synonyms:

reduce; scale down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "scale down" is one way to...):

reduce; shrink (reduce in size; reduce physically)

Sentence frame:

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Meaning:

Reduce proportionally

Example:

The model is scaled down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "scale down" is one way to...):

proportion (adjust in size relative to other things)

rescale (establish on a new scale)

"Scale down" entails doing...:

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

scale up (increase proportionally)