minify

Other forms: minified; minifying

Definitions of minify
  1. verb
    make smaller
    synonyms: decrease, lessen
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    suppress
    reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
    mitigate
    make less severe or harsh
    pare, pare down
    decrease gradually or bit by bit
    circumscribe, confine, limit
    restrict or confine
    boil down, concentrate, reduce
    cook until very little liquid is left
    reduce, shrink
    reduce in size; reduce physically
    abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    abate, slack, slake
    make less active or intense
    lour, lower, turn down
    make lower or quieter
    de-escalate, step down, weaken
    reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
    minimise, minimize
    make small or insignificant
    bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
    cut down on; make a reduction in
    cut
    have a reducing effect
    relax, slack, slack up, slacken
    make less active or fast
    belittle, diminish
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    lighten, relieve
    alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
    bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    hold down
    restrain
    keep down, number
    place a limit on the number of
    cap
    restrict the number or amount of
    curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
    place restrictions on
    reduce, scale down
    make smaller
    reef
    reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
    miniaturise, miniaturize
    design or construct on a smaller scale
    concentrate, condense, digest
    make more concise
    shorten
    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    hedge
    minimize loss or risk
    spill
    reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
    quench
    reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
    retrench
    make a reduction, as in one's workforce
    slash
    cut drastically
    thin out
    make sparse
    thin
    make thin or thinner
    depopulate, desolate
    reduce in population
    detract, take away
    take away a part from; diminish
    deflate
    reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
    inflate
    increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
    downsize
    reduce in size or number
    downsize
    make in a smaller size
    subduct, subtract
    take off or away
    delimit, delimitate, demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
    content
    satisfy in a limited way
    contract
    make smaller
    ration
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
    knock off, shave
    cut the price of
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    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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