miniaturize
verb
min·i·a·tur·ize
ˈmi-nē-ə-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmin-yə-chə-,
-ˌtyu̇-,
-ˌtu̇-
miniaturized; miniaturizing
: to design or construct in small size
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Technology has made it possible to miniaturize electronic circuits.
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Gu hopes to miniaturize it to roughly the size of a USB drive, in the long term.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Building a functional intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the US would require overcoming substantial technical hurdles, such as producing a nuclear warhead and successfully miniaturizing it, Eliana Johns, a Federation of American Scientists senior research associate, said.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
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
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
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Building a functional intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the US would require overcoming substantial technical hurdles, such as producing a nuclear warhead and successfully miniaturizing it, Eliana Johns, a Federation of American Scientists senior research associate, said.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
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
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
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“Miniaturize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miniaturize. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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