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Definition of dwarf verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dwarf

verb
 
/dwɔːf/
 
/dwɔːrf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dwarf
 
/dwɔːf/
 
/dwɔːrf/
he / she / it dwarfs
 
/dwɔːfs/
 
/dwɔːrfs/
past simple dwarfed
 
/dwɔːft/
 
/dwɔːrft/
past participle dwarfed
 
/dwɔːft/
 
/dwɔːrft/
-ing form dwarfing
 
/ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/
 
/ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/
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  1. dwarf something to make something seem small or unimportant compared with something else
    • The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.
    Word OriginOld English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.
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