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min·i·fy  (mn-f)

tr.v. min·i·fied, min·i·fy·ing, min·i·fies

To make smaller or less significant; reduce.

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[min(imum) + (magn)ify.]

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Verb

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minify - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" decrease, lessen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" suppress - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage" mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" pare, pare down - decrease gradually or bit by bit circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" abate, slake, slack - make less active or intense lour, lower, turn down - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" de-escalate, step down, weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" minimize, minimise - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" slack up, slacken, slack, relax - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" diminish, belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"