| catch | ~ in (at), mengecilkan: to ~ in at the waist, mengecilkan bahagian pinggang (baju); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slit | 3. (eyes) narrow, mengecilkan: he ~ted his eyes and peered out to sea, dia mengecilkan matanya dan merenung ke laut, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squint | 2. look (at st) with partially shut eyes, mengecilkan mata: the bright light made him ~, cahaya yg terang itu membuat dia mengecilkan matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squint | ~ at st, approp v + sst dgn mengecilkan mata: he ~ed at the fine print, shaking his head wearily, dia membaca huruf bercetak halus itu dgn mengecilkan mata sambil menggeleng-gelengkan kepala. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trivialize | vt belittle, mengecilkan: his political role is often ~d, peranan politiknya kerap kali dikecilkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stop | ~ down, (photog) mengecilkan bukaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | b. make garment smaller, mengecilkan sst: the skirt needs to be ~n in a little, skirt itu perlu dikecilkan sedikit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reduce | vt 1. make less, mengurangkan; (size) mengecilkan; (swelling) menyusutkan: exercise will ~ your weight, senaman akan mengurangkan berat badan kamu; analgesics ~ pain, analgesik mengurangkan kesakitan; the number of employees has been ~d, bilangan pekerja telah dikecilkan; the treatment has ~d the swelling, rawatan itu menyusutkan bengkak; 2. demote, menurunkan pangkat: the unfortunate officer was ~d to the ranks, pegawai yg malang itu telah diturunkan pangkatnya kpd askar biasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turn | ~ st down, a. refuse to consider st, menolak sst: the Board ~ed down the proposal to open a new factory, Lembaga menolak usul membuka kilang baru; b. lessen the strength, loudness, etc of, mengecilkan sst; (volume, flame) memperlahankan sst; (temperature), /menurunkan, merendahkan/ sst:she ~ed down the light in the nursery, dia mengecilkan lampu di bilik tidur bayi; could you ~ the radio down a little?, boleh kamu kecilkan radio sedikit?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| let 1 | c. loosen st, melonggarkan sst: having eaten too much he had to ~ out his belt, oleh sebab makan terlalu banyak dia terpaksa melonggarkan tali pinggangnya; d. enlarge garment, membesarkan sst; (seam) mengecilkan sst: the skirt needs ~ting out, skirt ini perlu dibesarkan; she ~ out the seam a little, dia mengecilkan kelim itu sedikit; e. reveal, divulge (information etc) mendedahkan sst: while chatting to friends she ~ the story out quite unintentionally, semasa berbual-bual dgn kawan dia mendedahkan cerita itu tanpa disedari; f. see vt (sense 4.); ~ out /cry, yell, etc/, menjerit: she ~ out a loud scream, dia menjerit kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |