minify

[min-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

minified, minifying 

1. to make less.

2. to minimize.

minify

/ ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. rare,  (tr) to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)

Other Word Forms

• minification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of minify¹

1670–80; < Latin min ( us ) less + -ify, modeled on magnify

Word History and Origins

Origin of minify¹

C17: from Latin minus less; for form, compare _magnify

Example Sentences

That insurance could in this way be made cheaper is a matter of doubt while great masses of people magnify their claims against government and minify their obligations to it.

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It has throughout denied or minified Mendelian results, and depended on the treatment of inheritance by a study of correlations.

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It has become a habit with some to make light of these grim and terrible facts, to minify the suffering experienced, or to try and impute the terrible condition to drink.

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Unless this fact be kept in mind, the influence of the Church upon Masonry, which no one seeks to minify, may easily be exaggerated.

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Local caste, prejudice, interest, and bias warp us and minify our usefulness.

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Related Words

• abate 
• curtail 
• decrease 
• dilute 
• diminish 
• dwindle 
• ease 
• erode 
• impair 
• lighten 
• minimize 
• mitigate 
• narrow 
• shrink 
• slacken 
• weaken