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dwarfed

/dɔːrfɪd/ verb · British & US
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What does dwarfed mean?

verb

Past tense of 'dwarf', to make something seem smaller than it is, or to be smaller than something else.

Example

"The city's skyscrapers dwarfed the old buildings in the neighborhood."

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