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Meaning of MINIFY

Pronunciation:  'mini`fI

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
 
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 Synonyms: decrease, lessen
 
 Antonyms: increase
 
 See Also: abate, abbreviate, abridge, alter, belittle, boil down, bring down, change, circumscribe, concentrate, confine, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, de-escalate, diminish, foreshorten, limit, lour, lower, minimise, minimize, mitigate, pare, pare down, reduce, relax, shorten, shrink, slack, slack up, slacken, slake, step down, trim, trim back, trim down, turn down, weaken

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Min"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minified}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Minifying}.] [L. minor less + -fly.]
1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent
   dimensions of; to lessen.
2. To degrade by speech or action.
 

 

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