miniaturize
[ min-ee-uh-chuh-rahyz, min-uh- ]
/ ˈmɪn i ə tʃəˌraɪz, ˈmɪn ə- /
verb (used with object), min·i·a·tur·ized, min·i·a·tur·iz·ing.
to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT 2ND-3RD GRADE VOCAB FROM BOOKS!
Are you learning new vocabulary? Or do you just have an interest in words? Either way, this quiz is for you.
Question 1 of 10
orchard
Also especially British, min·i·a·tur·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM miniaturize
min·i·a·tur·i·za·tion, nounsu·per·min·i·a·tur·ize, verb (used with object), su·per·min·i·a·tur·ized, su·per·min·i·a·tur·iz·ing.Words nearby miniaturize
miniature golf, miniature photography, miniature pinscher, miniature schnauzer, miniaturist, miniaturize, minibar, minibike, miniblind, minibus, minicab
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for miniaturize
Then again, the question of whether North Korea can ‘miniaturize’ a nuclear weapon remains eerily unanswered.
British Dictionary definitions for miniaturize
miniaturize
miniaturise
/ (ˈmɪnɪtʃəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make or construct (something, esp electronic equipment) on a very small scale; reduce in size
Derived forms of miniaturize
miniaturization or miniaturisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012