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MINIATURISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they miniaturise ... he / she / it miniaturises
Past simple: miniaturised
Past participle: miniaturised
-ing form: miniaturising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Design or construct on a smaller scale
Synonyms:
miniaturise; miniaturize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "miniaturise" is one way to...):
reduce; shrink (reduce in size; reduce physically)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
miniature (a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size)
miniaturisation (act of making on a greatly reduced scale)
