Learn English – word for the opposite of magnify

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Specifically to do with lenses / magnification, but making something appear smaller rather than larger.

Example:

If her glasses make her eyes look larger:

Her glasses magnify her eyes.

If her glasses make her eyes look smaller:

Her glasses ______ her eyes. (opposite of magnify)

Best Answer

You could use reduce.

You can magnify the size of an image

You can reduce the size of an image

By definition:

make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size

If you are looking something related to lenses use demagnify.

to reduce the size of (something, such as a photographic image or an electron beam)

You could say:

I am going to demagnify this

Or:

I am an expert in demagnification