Dwindle vs Downsize - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between dwindle and downsize

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while downsize is to reduce in size or number.

(dwindl)

To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.

* 1802 , , translated by T. Paynell,

[E]very thing that was improving gradually degenerates and dwindles away to nothing,

(figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.

The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation.'' (''Goldsmith , Vicar, III)

* Jonathan Swift

Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.

* 1919 ,

The larger the empire, the more dwindles the mind of the citizen.

* '>citation

To lessen; to bring low.

* Thomson

Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.

To break; to disperse.

(Clarendon)

(downsiz)

To reduce in size or number.

Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.

The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers.

To reduce the workforce of.

They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.

To terminate the employment of.

Joe got downsized and became a plumber.

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