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mini
adjective
-
—,
mini
,
minier
,
miniest
(
of
an
object
)
much
smaller
than
normal
.
•
She
drove
a
mini
car
to
work
.
She
drove
a
mini
car
to
work
.
•
The
cake
came
in
a
mini
size
.
The
cake
came
in
a
mini
size
.
Shortened
from
'miniature'
in
the
mid-20th
century
,
popularized
by
the
Austin
Mini
car
introduced
in
1959
.
noun
-
—,
mini
,
minier
,
miniest
a
thing
that
is
much
smaller
than
normal
,
especially
a
small
car
or
skirt
.
•
Her
new
mini
is
bright
blue
.
Her
new
mini
is
bright
blue
.
•
I
ordered
a
mini
for
the
party
.
I
ordered
a
mini
for
the
party
.
Shortened
from
'miniature'
in
the
mid-20th
century
,
popularized
by
the
Austin
Mini
car
introduced
in
1959
.
mini-
prefix
-
—
used
with
nouns
to
form
adjectives
and
nouns
referring
to
a
small-scale
version
of
something
.
•
The
apartment
has
a
mini-kitchen
.
The
apartment
has
a
mini-kitchen
.
•
They
offer
mini-pizzas
as
appetizers
.
They
offer
mini-pizzas
as
appetizers
.
Shortened
from
'miniature'
in
the
mid-20th
century
,
popularized
by
the
Austin
Mini
car
introduced
in
1959
.
determine
verb
-
determine
,
determining
,
determines
,
determined
(
formal
)
to
officially
decide
or
settle
something
,
especially
in
law
or
government
•
The
court
will
determine
whether
the
evidence
is
admissible
.
The
court
will
determine
whether
the
evidence
is
admissible
.
•
The
committee
must
determine
the
best
site
for
the
new
hospital
.
The
committee
must
determine
the
best
site
for
the
new
hospital
.
administrative
adjective
relating
to
official
actions
,
rules
,
or
decisions
made
by
government
departments
or
public
agencies
rather
than
by
courts
•
The
agency
issued
an
administrative
order
to
close
the
unsafe
factory
.
The
agency
issued
an
administrative
order
to
close
the
unsafe
factory
.
•
She
specializes
in
administrative
law
and
represents
clients
in
disputes
with
government
departments
.
She
specializes
in
administrative
law
and
represents
clients
in
disputes
with
government
departments
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
;
modern
legal
use
dates
from
the
19th-century
growth
of
government
agencies
.
undermine
verb
-
undermine
,
undermining
,
undermines
,
undermined
to
dig
out
earth
beneath
a
structure
so
that
it
becomes
weak
or
collapses
•
Medieval
attackers
tried
to
undermine
the
castle
walls
to
make
them
crumble
.
Medieval
attackers
tried
to
undermine
the
castle
walls
to
make
them
crumble
.
•
Engineers
discovered
that
floodwaters
had
undermined
the
bridge
pier
,
making
repairs
urgent
.
Engineers
discovered
that
floodwaters
had
undermined
the
bridge
pier
,
making
repairs
urgent
.
Originally
a
literal
mining
term
:
to
remove
earth
or
rock
from
underneath
a
wall
or
building
so
it
collapses
,
especially
in
medieval
siege
warfare
.
administer
verb
to
make
sure
a
law
,
punishment
,
or
test
is
carried
out
•
Judges
are
expected
to
administer
justice
without
favoritism
.
Judges
are
expected
to
administer
justice
without
favoritism
.
•
The
professor
will
administer
the
final
exam
in
the
main
hall
.
The
professor
will
administer
the
final
exam
in
the
main
hall
.
diminish
verb
-
diminish
,
diminishing
,
diminishes
,
diminished
to
become
or
make
something
smaller
in
size
,
amount
,
or
importance
•
During
the
drought
,
the
lake's
water
level
began
to
diminish
visibly
each
week
.
During
the
drought
,
the
lake's
water
level
began
to
diminish
visibly
each
week
.
•
Turning
off
unnecessary
lights
can
diminish
your
electricity
bill
.
Turning
off
unnecessary
lights
can
diminish
your
electricity
bill
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
diminuere
“
to
lessen
,
break
into
small
pieces
,”
from
minuere
“
make
smaller
.”