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unmagnifying

unmagnifying is the present participle and gerund of unmagnify.

Meaning of unmagnify

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

Questions about unmagnifying

What is unmagnifying the present participle and gerund of?
Unmagnifying is the present participle and gerund of unmagnify.

Words near unmagnifying in the dictionary

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

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