minify
[ min-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object),min·i·fied, min·i·fy·ing.
to make less.
to minimize.
Origin of minify
1Other words from minify
- min·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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How to use minify in a sentence
That natural tendency toward a magnification or a minification of things human is one of the ear-marks of the satirist.
The Ordeal of Mark Twain | Van Wyck Brooks
British Dictionary definitions for minify
minify
/ (ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ) /
verb-fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) rare to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)
Origin of minify
1C17: from Latin minus less; for form, compare magnify
Derived forms of minify
- minification (ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), noun
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