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minify

[min-uh-fahy]

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

to makeless.

to minimize.

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

Related forms

min·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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minify (ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	rare (tr) to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)

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

minification

—n

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