MINIFY

decrease, lessen, minify

(verb) make smaller; “He decreased his staff”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

minify (third-person singular simple present minifies, present participle minifying, simple past and past participle minified)

To make smaller.

To reduce in apparent size, as for example objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens

(computing) To remove white space and unnecessary characters from a web page's source code in order to reduce its size and improve download time.

Antonyms

• magnify

Source: Wiktionary

Min"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minified; p. pr. & vb. n. Minifying.] Etym: [L. minor less + -fly.]

1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.

2. To degrade by speech or action.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition