weaken vs minify

weaken and minify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of weaken include decrease, lessen.

weaken (verb)	minify (verb)
become weaker	make become smaller
lessen the strength of
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
lessen in force or effect
destroy property or hinder normal operations