minify vs contract

contract vs minify

minify is not a noun while contract is a noun.

minify and contract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minify	No	No	Yes	No
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contract is a hyponym of minify; that is, contract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minify:

minify: make become smaller
contract: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Other hyponyms of minify include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.

minify (noun)	contract (noun)
	a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

minify (verb)	contract (verb)
make become smaller	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
	make or become more narrow or restricted
	become smaller or draw together
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	compress or concentrate
	enter into a contractual arrangement
	make smaller
	squeeze or press together
	engage by written agreement

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