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Answer for the clue "Lessen ", 6 letters:
minify

Word definitions for minify in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To make small. 2 To reduce in apparent size, as for example objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens 3 (context computing English) To remove white space ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Minify \Min"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Minifying .] [L. minor less + -fly.] To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen. To degrade by speech or action.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease , lessen ] [ant: increase ] [also: minified ]

Usage examples of minify.

It has throughout denied or minified Mendelian results, and depended on the treatment of inheritance by a study of correlations.

An armband with a special dye, which gives back correct responses to a minified radar scope, is worn by Library employees on those floors.