Unmagnify

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make to appear smaller; to undo the magnification of. rare, transitive

    "As he magnifies and unmagnifies the spectacle, picking up and putting down his glasses, he is disoriented by alternate, coexisting versions of the actress."

Example

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"As he magnifies and unmagnifies the spectacle, picking up and putting down his glasses, he is disoriented by alternate, coexisting versions of the actress."

Etymology

From un- + magnify.

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