All banted synonyms
bant
B b verb banted
- trim β to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- shorten β to make short or shorter.
- lessen β to become less.
- pare β Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ΙΜΛbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510β90, French surgeon.
- slash β to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- cut down β If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- scale down β a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- shave β to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- dilute β to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- slim β slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- impoverish β to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- bankrupt β People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- rebate β a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- truncate β to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- discount β to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- cheapen β If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
- diet β the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- pauperize β to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- taper β to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- recede β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- chop β If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
- cut back β If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- step down β serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- tone down β any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- turn down β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- bant β string
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- nutshell β the shell of a nut.
- roll back β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- slow down β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- taper off β to become smaller or thinner toward one end.