minify

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈmɪnəˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to make smaller or reduce in size or importance

The tool minifies the code so it loads more quickly.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make smaller or reduce... reduce diminish minimize lessen shrink decrease compress

Opposites

magnify enlarge amplify increase

Word family

Derived forms minificationminifier

Related forms minimum minor diminish

Etymology

A modern coinage from Latin minor / minus 'less' + -fy 'to make' (from Latin facere 'to make'), formed on the analogy of magnify.

minus Latin facere Latin

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# minify

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈmɪnəˌfaɪ
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ

## Meanings
1. to make smaller or reduce in size or importance

## Examples
- The tool minifies the code so it loads more quickly.

## Synonyms
- reduce
- diminish
- minimize
- lessen
- shrink
- decrease
- compress

## Antonyms
- magnify
- enlarge
- amplify
- increase

## Derived Forms
- minification
- minifier

## Related Forms
- minimum
- minor
- diminish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: minus
- Root: facere

## Etymology
A modern coinage from Latin minor / minus 'less' + -fy 'to make' (from Latin facere 'to make'), formed on the analogy of magnify.

## AI Etymology
Minify is a modern coinage from Latin minor / minus 'less' + -fy 'to make' (from Latin facere 'to make'), formed on the analogy of magnify. The etymological trail includes Latin minus, Latin facere. The same word family includes minification, minifier, minimum, minor, diminish. Its current verb use means "to make smaller or reduce in size or importance".

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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