Definitions

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  • verb rare To increase in size something that has previously been miniaturized.

Etymologies

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de- +‎ miniaturize.

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Examples

  • Radio wave photons miniaturize as they cross the boundary from there to here and deminiaturize as they cross in the other direction.

    Destination Brain Asimov, Isaac 1987

  • "So we can suddenly deminiaturize in five minutes, or even in one minute, or even as I take my next breath."

    Destination Brain Asimov, Isaac 1987

  • Morrison said, "Should we deminiaturize further, then?"

    Destination Brain Asimov, Isaac 1987

  • 92: Fantastie Voyage never get all of it out and eventually its fragments will deminiaturize and kill Benes.

    Fantastic Voyage Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1966

  • Why not deminiaturize all the way to normality right now? "

    Destination Brain Asimov, Isaac 1987

  • We've got to get far enough away to deminiaturize fully without hurting Benes, and we only have seconds to do it in. "

    Fantastic Voyage Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1966

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