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minify

[ min-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈmɪn əˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), min·i·fied, min·i·fy·ing.

to make less.

to minimize.

Origin of minify

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

OTHER WORDS FROM minify

min·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby minify

minicoy island, minicycle, minidisc, minidish, minidress, minify, minigun, minikin, minilab, minilaparotomy, minim

Example sentences from the Web for minify

The hackers maintain, however, that the Minify hole has been alive and well.

New Gawker Security Breach |Brian Ries |December 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He desires to magnify, not to minify, the importance of these illustrious men.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. Findlay
Then let us truly magnify Him—not minify, as the theologians do.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley
But by no means do I ever overlook or minify the fact that this is one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life.

What Is Man? And Other Stories |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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

Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) |Various
I here hesitate before a little adventure which I would not make too much of nor yet minify: it seems to me so gentle and winning.

Familiar Spanish Travels |W. D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for minify

minify

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

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

Derived forms of minify

minification (ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for minify

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