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minifyenUK
min·i·fy M0315000 (mĭn′ə-fī′)tr.v. min·i·fied, min·i·fy·ing, min·i·fies To make smaller or less significant; reduce. [min(imum) + (magn)ify.]minify (ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) rare to minimize or lessen the size or importance of (something)[C17: from Latin minus less; for form, compare magnify] minification nminify Past participle: minified Gerund: minifying
Present |
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I minify | you minify | he/she/it minifies | we minify | you minify | they minify |
Preterite |
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I minified | you minified | he/she/it minified | we minified | you minified | they minified |
Present Continuous |
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I am minifying | you are minifying | he/she/it is minifying | we are minifying | you are minifying | they are minifying |
Present Perfect |
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I have minified | you have minified | he/she/it has minified | we have minified | you have minified | they have minified |
Past Continuous |
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I was minifying | you were minifying | he/she/it was minifying | we were minifying | you were minifying | they were minifying |
Past Perfect |
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I had minified | you had minified | he/she/it had minified | we had minified | you had minified | they had minified |
Future |
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I will minify | you will minify | he/she/it will minify | we will minify | you will minify | they will minify |
Future Perfect |
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I will have minified | you will have minified | he/she/it will have minified | we will have minified | you will have minified | they will have minified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be minifying | you will be minifying | he/she/it will be minifying | we will be minifying | you will be minifying | they will be minifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been minifying | you have been minifying | he/she/it has been minifying | we have been minifying | you have been minifying | they have been minifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been minifying | you will have been minifying | he/she/it will have been minifying | we will have been minifying | you will have been minifying | they will have been minifying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been minifying | you had been minifying | he/she/it had been minifying | we had been minifying | you had been minifying | they had been minifying |
Conditional |
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I would minify | you would minify | he/she/it would minify | we would minify | you would minify | they would minify |
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I would have minified | you would have minified | he/she/it would have minified | we would have minified | you would have minified | they would have minified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | minify - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"decrease, lessenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"suppress - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"pare, pare down - decrease gradually or bit by bitcircumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"abate, slake, slack - make less active or intenselour, lower, turn down - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"de-escalate, step down, weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"minimize, minimise - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"slack up, slacken, slack, relax - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"diminish, belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" |
minifyenUK
Synonyms for minifyverb make smallerSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- suppress
- mitigate
- pare
- pare down
- circumscribe
- confine
- limit
- boil down
- concentrate
- reduce
- shrink
- abbreviate
- abridge
- foreshorten
- shorten
- contract
- cut
- abate
- slake
- slack
- lour
- lower
- turn down
- de-escalate
- step down
- weaken
- minimize
- minimise
- cut down
- trim back
- trim down
- cut back
- trim
- bring down
- slack up
- slacken
- relax
- diminish
- belittle
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