resizes

Changes the scale

Resizes means changes the size of something, typically by dragging edges or entering dimensions.

The term belongs almost exclusively to computing and digital interfaces: Drag the corner to resize the window, The software automatically resizes images for web use.

Outside technical contexts, people usually say makes bigger, makes smaller, or adjusts.

scaling

enlargement

Increase in size

expansion · contraction · zooming · stretching · compression · proportion · aspect ratio · dimensions · pixels · resolution

adaptation

adjustment

Alteration to improve fit

dynamic · automatic · fluid · flexible · adaptive · reconfiguration · reformatting · reflow · accommodating · browser

modification

alteration

Act of modifying

trimming · editing · manipulation · distortion · warping · morphing · scaling · reformatting · adjusting · customization

Opposites
dimensional change

resizesfreezes

Hardens from cold

type of modification

resizescrops

Cultivated plants for harvest

trims · cuts · clips · deletes · removes

action vs. inaction

resizesleaves alone

Refrains from disturbing

preserves · ignores · keeps

Family

resize, resizing, resized, resizable, resizer, resizeable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G