Home › Words › S › smallensmallensmallen means to make or become small; diminish.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, smallen ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom small + -en.verbTo make or become small; diminishDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ensmallen 80% match — To make smaller. vs smallen →besmall 76% match — To make small; (figurative) to make as though small. vs smallen →diminish 75% match — To make smaller. vs smallen →smallify 69% match — To make small or less significant. vs smallen →diminue 68% match — To diminish, lessen. vs smallen →dwindle 68% match — To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity. vs smallen →minorate 67% match — To diminish. vs smallen →diminishing 66% match — becoming smaller vs smallen →