MINIATURISE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they miniaturise ... he / she / it miniaturises

Past simple: miniaturised

Past participle: miniaturised

-ing form: miniaturising

Meaning:

Design or construct on a smaller scale

Synonyms:

miniaturise; miniaturize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "miniaturise" is one way to...):

reduce; shrink (reduce in size; reduce physically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

miniature (a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size)

miniaturisation (act of making on a greatly reduced scale)