bant

[bant] / bænt /

VERB

reduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down diminish dwindle knock off lessen lower pare scale down shorten slash trim weaken

STRONG

abate abridge bankrupt break cheapen chop clip contract debase deflate depreciate depress diet dilute discount drain impair impoverish moderate pauperize rebate recede ruin shave slim taper truncate

WEAK

cut back go on a diet lose weight mark down nutshell roll back slow down step down take off weight taper off tone down turn down wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen praise prolong raise strengthen

STRONG

amplify enhance laud rise stretch upgrade

WEAK

invigorate win

Example Sentences

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Despite a contemptuous response from the medical profession, his modest booklet went on to become a bestseller and "to bant" became a popular term for dieting.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2016

We passed by Spoons on the way, and the steak club nearly distracted me, imagine the amount of bant and dec going on in there.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2015

When our tour is ended, Cynthia, I shall have to bant for months.”

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis

A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

And I can stand it,' says I, 'I'd rather batten than bant any day.'

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.

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