minify vs cut down

cut down vs minify

minify and cut down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minify	No	No	Yes	No
cut down	No	No	Yes	No

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

minify: make become smaller
cut down: cut down on; make a reduction in

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

minify (verb)	cut down (verb)
make become smaller	cut down on; make a reduction in
	intercept (a player)
	cause to come or go down
	cut with a blade or mower
	cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Difference between minify and cut down

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