All minify synonyms

verb minify

• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
• cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• downsize — company: make redundancies
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
• lessen — to become less.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• slacken — If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
• ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
• wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
• dwindle — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
• recede — to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
• temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
• abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
• subside — to sink to a low or lower level.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
• overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
• mitigate — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
• dilute — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
• impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
• narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
• lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
• taper off — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
• cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
• truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
• retrench — to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
• dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
• lop — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
• abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
• taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
• attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
• drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
• close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.