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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

III. binden, to bind binde bant bunden gebunden; hëlfen, to help hilfe half hulfen geholfen.

From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph

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