miniaturize

verb

min·​i·​a·​tur·​ize ˈmi-nē-ə-chə-ˌrīz  ˈmi-ni-chə- 

ˈmin-yə-chə-,

-ˌtyu̇-,

-ˌtu̇-

miniaturized; miniaturizing

transitive verb

: to design or construct in small size

miniaturization

ˌmi-nē-ə-ˌchu̇r-ə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌmi-ni-

ˌmin-yə-

-chər-

-ˌtyu̇r-

-ˌtu̇r-

noun

Examples of miniaturize in a Sentence

Technology has made it possible to miniaturize electronic circuits.

Recent Examples on the Web

At a Medical Design & Manufacturing conference today, Medtronic program director Mark Phelps described his company's successful efforts to miniaturize its cardiac technologies. —IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2014

Scientists were trying to miniaturize cameras for space exploration. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

The ICs can also be stacked vertically, which the companies claim improves efforts to miniaturize electronics and integrate more ICs at a time. —IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025

The agency is being miniaturized from 13,600 personnel (in December) to 294 under the Trump makeover, with just 12 to remain in Africa and 21 in the Middle East, PBS’s NewsHour reports. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for miniaturize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize

Kids Definition

miniaturize

verb

min·​ia·​tur·​ize

ˈmin-ē-ə-chə-ˌrīz,

ˈmin-i-chə-,

ˈmin-yə-chə-

miniaturized; miniaturizing

: to design or construct in small size

miniaturization

ˌmin-ē-əˌchu̇r-ə-ˈzā-shən

ˌmin-i-

ˌmin-yə-

-chər-

noun