slim down

slim down (third-person singular simple present slims down, present participle slimming down, simple past and past participle slimmed down)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.

   Synonyms: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, thin

   Antonyms: gain, put on

2. (transitive, intransitive) To decrease in size or intensity.
   • 2019 May 28, Giovanni Russonello, “After a Scandal, the New Orleans Jazz Market Rises Again”, in The New York Times‎:

     The organization has slimmed down and cut back on its education programming, but the Jazz Market remains a critical gathering place in Central City, and the orchestra is more tightly bonded than before.

   • 2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times‎:

     He does have the title, though, and the colorful ceremony — however slimmed-down it was purported to be — played to the emotional attachment to the country and history of his subjects, at least those who showed up and tuned in.