minify vs shrink

shrink vs minify

minify is not a noun while shrink is a noun.

minify and shrink both are verbs.

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

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

minify: make become smaller
shrink: reduce in size; reduce physically

Other hyponyms of minify include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, 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, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.

minify (noun)	shrink (noun)
	a physician who specializes in psychiatry

minify (verb)	shrink (verb)
make become smaller	become smaller or draw together
	reduce in size; reduce physically
	wither, as with a loss of moisture
	decrease in size, range, or extent
	draw back, as with fear or pain

Difference between minify and shrink

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