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minify
min·i·fy
[
mínnə f
]
(
past and past participle
min·i·fied
,
present participle
min·i·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
min·i·fies
)
transitive verb
Definition:
reduce size or importance of something:
to understate or reduce the size or importance of something
[
Late 17th century. Directly or via medieval Latin< Latin
minimus
"least" after magnify
]
min·i·fi·ca·tion
[
mìnnəfi káysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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min·i·fi·ca·tion [ mìnnəfi káysh'n ] noun
