All wordskecilmengecilkanPlay pronunciation.mengecilkanL3Less commonMeanings1to make something smaller in size or dimensionsVerb2to reduce the volume, intensity, or level of somethingVerbExamplesPlay pronunciation.Tukang jahit itu sedang mengecilkan bahagian pinggang seluar saya.B1The tailor is making the waist of my trousers smaller.Play pronunciation.Pakar bedah itu berjaya mengecilkan parut pembedahan pada kaki pesakit tersebut.C1The surgeon successfully reduced the size of the surgical scar on the patient's leg.Word familySurfacemeng-kecil-kan→mengecilkanPatternmeN-root-kanmeN- is realized here as meng-.Other family formsmengecilmeN-to become smaller in size or shrinksekecilse-as small asterkecilteR-smallestdikecilkandi-root-kanto be made smaller in physical size or dimensionpengecilanpeN-root-anthe process of making something smaller in size or physical dimensionsmemperkecilmeN-peR-to scaledown or downsizekecil-kecilan-anon a small scale; in a modest way