shrink vs miniaturise

shrink is a noun but miniaturise is not a noun.

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

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

Other hyponyms of shrink include reduce, scale down, reef, miniaturize, depopulate, desolate, downsize, contract.

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

shrink (verb)	miniaturise (verb)
become smaller or draw together	design or construct on a smaller scale
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