Speakur

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miniaturize

/mˈɪnɪtʃɚˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
minia-tur-ize
IPA
/mˈɪnɪtʃɚˌaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To design or construct something on a miniature scale.

verb

To physically shrink in size, i.e. through the use of a shrink ray.

Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English miniaturize From miniature + -ize.

Inflected Forms

miniaturizes (present, singular) miniaturizing (participle, present) miniaturized (participle, past) miniaturized (past) miniaturise (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

deminiaturize miniaturizable miniaturizer

Synonyms

miniaturise

Questions

How do you pronounce miniaturize?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪnɪtʃɚˌaɪz/.
What does miniaturize mean?
To design or construct something on a miniature scale.
Where does miniaturize come from?
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English miniaturize From miniature + -ize.

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