minifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of minify
as in reduces

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  1. reduces
  2. decreases
  3. downsizes
  4. diminishes
  5. shortens
  6. abbreviates
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  • At the center, a Geometric CNC Fuller visually reduces the mass of the blade while reinforcing Razorbill's distinctive multi-faceted character.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The powertrain also recaptures waste energy; the ThermAssist heat management system boosts range by 7 percent and reduces the amount of energy needed to heat the car by 40 percent.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reduces
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  • Cooking decreases some of the sugars in corn, such as glucose, fructose, and maltose.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Fertility in women decreases gradually but significantly at age 32 and rapidly after 37, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • But these policies don't protect people from a layoff due to other factors like if the company downsizes or closes operations.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of downsizes
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  • Violence diminishes its victims, forcing everyone to play a single thankless role.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Once the journey time increases, the value proposition diminishes and the project is less likely to succeed.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishes
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  • That arrangement shortens the distance that signals need to travel between processing components.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Uneven tire wear that shortens tire life and affects handling.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortens
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  • Its title abbreviates the spring/summer 2026 season, dropping the album directly into the fashion calendar.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • That’s a tactic city financers used on several other bond projects as well, said Molly Scarbrough, a deputy program manager for the Denver GO Bond Program, which abbreviates general obligation bond.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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