turn down vs minify

turn down and minify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, minify is a hypernym of turn down; that is, minify is a word with a broader meaning than turn down:

Other hypernyms of turn down include decrease, lessen.

turn down (verb)	minify (verb)
make lower or quieter	make become smaller
take a downward direction
reject with contempt
not accept as true
refuse entrance or membership