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minify

[ min-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

minified, minifying.
  1. to make less.
  2. to minimize.


minify

/ ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən; ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • minification, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minify1

1670–80; < Latin min ( us ) less + -ify, modeled on magnify
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minify1

C17: from Latin minus less; for form, compare magnify
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That insurance could in this way be made cheaper is a matter of doubt while great masses of people magnify their claims against government and minify their obligations to it.

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It has throughout denied or minified Mendelian results, and depended on the treatment of inheritance by a study of correlations.

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It has become a habit with some to make light of these grim and terrible facts, to minify the suffering experienced, or to try and impute the terrible condition to drink.

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Unless this fact be kept in mind, the influence of the Church upon Masonry, which no one seeks to minify, may easily be exaggerated.

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

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