miniaturize

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Etymology[edit]

miniature +‎ -ize

Verb[edit]

miniaturize (third-person singular simple present miniaturizes, present participle miniaturizing, simple past and past participle miniaturized)

  1. To design or construct something on a miniature scale.
  2. (science fiction) To physically shrink in size, i.e. through the use of a shrink ray.