narrow down

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

narrow down

1. (idiomatic) To make more specific.

   All the food on the menu looked delicious, so I tried to narrow down my choices to only healthy foods.

   After consulting with witnesses, the police narrowed down the suspects to those who had facial hair.

Translations

to make more specific

• German: einengen (de), eingrenzen (de), einschränken (de), zuspitzen (de)
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• Latin: angustō