miniaturize

verb

min·​i·​a·​tur·​ize ˈmi-nē-ə-chə-ˌrīz  ˈmi-ni-chə- 

ˈmin-yə-chə-, 

-ˌtyu̇-, 

-ˌtu̇-

miniaturized; miniaturizing

transitive verb

: to design or construct in small size

miniaturization

ˌmi-nē-ə-ˌchu̇r-ə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌmi-ni-, 

ˌmin-yə-, 

-chər-, 

-ˌtyu̇r-, 

-ˌtu̇r-

noun

Examples of miniaturize in a Sentence

Technology has made it possible to miniaturize electronic circuits.

Recent Examples on the Web

Money, power, and corruption are miniaturized to the same scale as talent contests, school uniforms, and young love, suggesting that Cash’s comic chops tend toward absurdity rather than satire. —Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

The long-term objective is to miniaturize those systems and mount them on rovers, enabling autonomous infrastructure construction without human presence. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026

On lab bench after lab bench in the Science headquarters, researchers are working on a second--generation Prima system in which the hardware currently in the brick will be miniaturized and housed in the glasses’ temple bars. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025

To make this type of laser drill possible, next steps would be miniaturizing the system, developing a dust-separation unit and completing space-qualification tests. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for miniaturize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize

Kids Definition

miniaturize

verb

min·​ia·​tur·​ize

ˈmin-ē-ə-chə-ˌrīz, 

ˈmin-i-chə-, 

ˈmin-yə-chə-

miniaturized; miniaturizing

: to design or construct in small size

miniaturization

ˌmin-ē-əˌchu̇r-ə-ˈzā-shən, 

ˌmin-i-, 

ˌmin-yə-, 

-chər-

noun