bedwarfv.
/bɪˈdwɔːf/ transitive. In intensive use: = dwarf v.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)]
thinc900
narroweOE
smalleOE
slakea1300
adminisha1325
minisha1382
reduce?c1400
diminish1417
littlea1500
extenuate1555
enstraiten1590
scantle1596
scant1599
bedwarfa1631
epitomize1630
dwarf1638
retrench1640
stunt1659
to take in1700
belittle1785
dwarfify1816
reduct1819
micrify1836
clip1858
downsize1977
a1631 J. Donne Poems (1650) 207 'Tis shrinking..hath thus, In minde and body both bedwarfed us.
1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 283 Self-esteem..bedwarfs all our Excellencies.
Derivatives
beˈdwarfed adj.
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1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 334 Some big Mastiff or bedwarfed Nag.
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