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diet v.
reduce v.

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diet

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fast reduce slim starve

WEAK

count calories eat sparingly fall off go without skinny down slim down tighten belt watch weight

Antonyms

WEAK

gorge indulge

VERB

reduce

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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

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

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

STRONG

amplify enhance laud rise stretch upgrade

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invigorate win

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lose weight

While we may wish to lose weight, we should not expect assistance from our biology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The basic principle of weight loss is straightforward: if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you’ll lose weight.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

This suppresses appetite and keeps people feeling fuller for longer, helping them to lose weight.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It also helped them lose weight — a lot of it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

How would it know that it had to lose weight?

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

lose weight

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