"miniaturize" meaning in English

See miniaturize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: miniaturizes [present, singular, third-person], miniaturizing [participle, present], miniaturized [participle, past], miniaturized [past]
Etymology: miniature + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|miniature|ize}} miniature + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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.
    Sense id: en-miniaturize-en-verb-zHj0fydN
  2. (science fiction) To physically shrink in size, i.e. through the use of a shrink ray. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-miniaturize-en-verb-wrvc5IZf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 32 68 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: miniaturise [UK]

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Alternative forms

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