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unmagnify

unmagnify verb: to make to appear smaller; to undo the magnification of.

Verb

unmagnify (third-person singular simple present unmagnifies, present participle unmagnifying, simple past and past participle unmagnified)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make to appear smaller; to undo the magnification of.
    • As he magnifies and unmagnifies the spectacle, picking up and putting down his glasses, he is disoriented by alternate, coexisting versions of the actress.2015, Hannah Freed-Thall, Spoiled Distinctions, page 72

Forms of unmagnify

third-person singular presentunmagnifies
present participleunmagnifying
past participleunmagnified
pastunmagnified

Origin of unmagnify

From un- + magnify.

Questions about unmagnify

What does unmagnify mean?
Unmagnify means to make to appear smaller; to undo the magnification of.
What part of speech is unmagnify?
Unmagnify is a verb.
What is the past tense of unmagnify?
The past tense of unmagnify is unmagnified.

Words near unmagnify in the dictionary

  1. unmagnifiable
  2. unmagnificent
  3. unmagnificently
  4. unmagnified
  5. unmagnifies
  6. unmagnify
  7. unmagnifying
  8. unmaiden
  9. unmaidened
  10. unmaidening
  11. unmaidenlike

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