minify vs shorten

shorten vs minify

minify and shorten both are verbs.

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

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

minify: make become smaller
shorten: 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, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, 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 (verb)	shorten (verb)
make become smaller	become short or shorter
	make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
	make short or shorter

Difference between minify and shorten

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