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minify
[ min-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to make less.
- to minimize.
minify
/ ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən; ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- rare.tr to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)
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Derived Forms
- minification, noun
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Other Words From
- mini·fi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minify1
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Example Sentences
The hackers maintain, however, that the Minify hole has been alive and well.
Local caste, prejudice, interest, and bias warp us and minify our usefulness.
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.
But by no means do I ever overlook or minify the fact that this is one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life.
He desires to magnify, not to minify, the importance of these illustrious men.
Then let us truly magnify Him—not minify, as the theologians do.
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