In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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