1) Abate 2) Abridge 3) Confine 4) Foreshorten 5) Lessen 6) Minimize 7) Pare 8) Reduce 1) Alter 2) Change 3) Decrease 4) Lessen 5) Make smaller 6) Modify 7) To make smaller 
to diminish, in appearance or reality
• (v. t.) To degrade by speech or action. • (v. t.) To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.
Min'i·fy transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Minified ; present participle & verbal noun Minifying .] [ Latin minor less + -fly .] 1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to ...
verb make smaller; `He decreased his staff`
make smaller