downsize

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
2. (transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
3. (euphemistic, transitive) To terminate the employment of.

Synonyms

reduce

lessen

lower

decrease

abridge

bate

bring down

couch

🛋️

curtail

cut up

debase

deduct

degrade

demean

demolish

denounce

deprave

destroy

detract

diminish

discredit

dock

draw

draw a line

drop

expense

give notice

hold down

humble

humiliate

let down

limit

look down

minify

minimize

mortify

pull down

rationalise

rationalize

roll out

ruin

run down

scale down

shrink

squeeze out

streak

subtract

take in

taper

throttle

Translations

réduire

reduzir

reduir

herleiden

zetten

diminuir

abaisser

μειώνω

inkrimpen

afslanken

reduceren

vereenvoudigen

reorganizeren

reduzieren

tornar menor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/

Etymology

From down- + size.

Sentences

Specter flees , and Hikaru manages to downsize and capture Yellow .