minorare

Definitions of minorare
  1. verb
    make smaller
    synonyms: diminuire, ridurre
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    antonyms:
    accrescere, ampliare, amplificare, aumentare, incrementare, ingrossare
    make bigger or more
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    circoscrivere, delimitare
    restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
    contrarre, decurtare, restringere, restringersi, ridurre
    reduce in size; reduce physically
    accorciare, raccorciare
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    abbassare, abbassarsi
    make lower or quieter
    affievolire, indebolire
    reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
    minimizzare, sdrammatizzare
    make small or insignificant
    contenere, guarnire, limitare, orlare, restringere, ridurre
    cut down on; make a reduction in
    diminuire, sminuire
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    contare, numerare
    place a limit on the number of
    sofisticare, sottilizzare
    place restrictions on
    miniaturizzare
    design or construct on a smaller scale
    accorciare, raccorciare, scorciare
    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    sfregiare
    cut drastically
    affilare, affinare, assottigliare, snellire
    make thin or thinner
    demarcare, segnare
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
    contrarre, restringere, ridurre
    make smaller
    razionare
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
    rasarsi, sbarbare
    cut the price of
    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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