Diminutize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To put (a word, name) in a diminutive form.

    "[…] her name is Concepcion, diminutized: Concha […]"

  2. 2
    To make (someone or something) appear smaller (often in a figurative sense).

    "You must remember that it takes two to make a bargain. On your side you look through a telescope so that it will magnify the value of your holdings, while the buyer, on the contrary, looks through the reverse end of the instrument so as to diminutize it as much as possible."

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"[…] her name is Concepcion, diminutized: Concha […]"

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